[5] Again the Plautian colloquialism _ius de suo sibi_.

[6] This dish is worthy of Apicius. It is akin to our
_Ragout Financiere_, and could pass for _Vol-au-vent a
la Financiere_ if it were served in a large fluffy crust
of puff paste.

[167] MINUTAL A LA MATIUS [1]
_MINUTAL MATIANUM_

PUT IN A SAUCE PAN OIL, BROTH FINELY CHOPPED LEEKS, CORIANDER, SMALL
TID-BITS, COOKED PORK SHOULDER, CUT INTO LONG STRIPS INCLUDING THE
SKIN, HAVE EVERYTHING EQUALLY HALF DONE. ADD MATIAN APPLES [2]
CLEANED, THE CORE REMOVED, SLICED LENGTHWISE AND COOK THEM TOGETHER:
MEANWHILE CRUSH PEPPER, CUMIN, GREEN CORIANDER, OR SEEDS, MINT, LASER
ROOT, MOISTENED WITH VINEGAR, HONEY AND BROTH AND A LITTLE REDUCED
MUST, ADD TO THIS THE BROTH OF THE ABOVE MORSELS, VINEGAR TO TASTE,
BOIL, SKIM, BIND [strain over the morsels] SPRINKLE WITH PEPPER AND
SERVE.

[1] Named for Matius, ancient author, or because of the
Matian apples used in this dish, also named for the same
man. Plinius, Nat. Hist. lib. XV, Cap. 14-15, Columella,
De re Rustica, lib. XII, Cap. XLIIII.

This is not the first instance where fruits or
vegetables were named for famous men. Beets, a certain
kind of them were named for Varro, writer on
agriculture. Matius, according to Varro, wrote a book on
waiters, cooks, cellar men and food service in general,
of which there is no trace today. It was already lost
during Varro's days.

[2] Cf. note 1, above. This illustrates the age-old
connection of pork and apples.

[168] SWEET MINUTAL
_MINUTAL DULCE_ [1]

IN A SAUCE PAN PUT TOGETHER OIL, BROTH, COCTURA [2] FINELY CUT LEEK
HEADS AND GREEN CORIANDER, COOKED PORK SHOULDER, SMALL TID-BITS. WHILE
THIS IS BEING COOKED, CRUSH PEPPER, CUMIN, CORIANDER OR [its] SEEDS,
GREEN RUE, LASER ROOT, MOISTENED WITH VINEGAR, REDUCED MUST AND THE
GRAVY OF THE ABOVE MORSELS; ADD VINEGAR TO TASTE: WHEN THIS [sauce] IS
COOKED, HOLLOW OUT CITRON SQUASH [3] CUT IN DICE, BOIL AND PLACE THEM
TOGETHER WITH THE REST IN THE DISH, SKIM, BIND [strain] THE SAUCE
[pour it over the morsels] SPRINKLE WITH PEPPER AND SERVE.

[1] G.-V. _m. ex citriis_.

[2] At this late point Apicius commences to use the term
_coctura_ which does not designate any particular
ingredient but rather stands for a certain process of
cookery, depending upon the ingredients used in the
dish. We would here interpret it as the frying o