nary or real relation between the sciences of
cookery and medicine is illustrated here.

II

DISHES OF FISH, VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND SO FORTH
_PATINAE PISCIUM, HOLERUM & POMORUM_

[128] EVERYDAY DISH
_PATINA QUOTIDIANA_ [1]

MAKE A PASTE OF STEWED BRAINS [calf's, pig's, etc.] SEASON WITH
PEPPER, CUMIN, LASER, BROTH, THICKENED WINE, MILK AND EGGS [2] POACH
IT OVER A WEAK FIRE OR IN A HOT WATER [BATH].

[1] Tac. _quottidiana_; List. _cottidiana_.

[2] List. _ovis_--with eggs, which is correct. Tor.
_holus_; Lan. _olus_--herbs, cabbage.

Cf. {Rx} No. 142.

[129] ANOTHER DISH, WHICH CAN BE TURNED OVER [A Nut Custard]
_ALITER PATINA VERSATILIS_

THE DISH, CALLED TURN-OVER, IS THUS MADE [1] CRUSH VERY FINE WALNUTS
AND HAZELNUTS [2] TOAST THEM AND CRUSH WITH HONEY, MIX IN PEPPER,
BROTH, MILK AND EGGS AND A LITTLE OIL [3].

[1] Tor.

[2] List. _torres eas_--toast them (wanting in Tor.)
which is the thing to do. Cf. No. 143, practically a
repetition of this. Cf. 301.

[3] This laconic formula indicates a custard poached,
like in the preceding, in a mould, which, when cooled
off, is unmoulded in the usual way. This _patina
versatilis_ is in fact the modern _creme renversee_,
with nuts.

It is characteristic of Apicius for incompleteness and
want of precise directions, without which the experiment
in the hands of an inexperienced operator would result
in failure.

[130] ANOTHER
_ALITER PATINA_

ANOTHER DISH IS MADE OF THE [1] STRUNKS OF LETTUCE CRUSHED WITH
PEPPER, BROTH, THICKENED WINE, [add] WATER AND OIL, AND COOK THIS;
BIND WITH EGGS, SPRINKLE WITH PEPPER AND SERVE [2].

[1] Tor.

[2] Very much like a modern soup, puree of lettuce.

[131] VEGETABLE AND BRAIN PUDDING
_PATINA FRISILIS_ [1]

TAKE VEGETABLES, CLEAN AND WASH, SHRED [2] AND COOK THEM [3] COOL THEM
OFF AND DRAIN THEM. TAKE 4 [calf's] BRAINS, REMOVE [the skin and]
STRINGS AND COOK THEM [4] IN THE MORTAR PUT 6 SCRUPLES OF PEPPER,
MOISTEN WITH BROTH AND CRUSH FINE; THEN ADD THE BRAINS, RUB AGAIN AND
MEANWHILE ADD THE VEGETABLES, RUBBING ALL THE WHILE, AND MAKE A FINE
PASTE OF IT. THEREUPON BREAK AND ADD 8 EGGS. NOW ADD A GLASSFUL [5] OF
BROTH, A GLASSFUL OF WINE, A GLASSFUL OF RAISIN WINE, TASTE THIS
PREPARATION. OIL THE BAKING DISH THOROUGHLY [put the mixture in the
dish] AND PLACE IT IN THE HOT PLATE, (THAT IS ABOVE THE HOT ASHES)