an hour ; let them drain in a sieve till cold. Make a pickle
of best white wine vinegar, some Rhenish wine, whole
pepper and ginger cut in slices, boyle and let stand till
cold, then put your mushrooms in with a little mace ; tye
them down close, and pour over them a little of the best
oyle.
INDEX
INDEX
ACORN bread, 31, 177.
Africa, the hunter's paradise, 96.
African pigmies, skill of, 95.
Almond, 174.
AlphonseKarr on yellow garlic, 225.
Anchovies, 167.
Angling, 181.
Animals cooked in their skins, 99.
Aniseed in bread, 165.
Apicius, Digestive salts of, 12.
Apples : their great value, 177.
— foreign importation of, 178.
good season in three years,
178.
of Eden, according to General
Gordon, 179.
alligator, 179.
Apricot (Moor Park), 193.
— preparations of, from Cape,
194.
— abundant in China and Japan,
196.
Aquarium, Soles in, 130.
Arctic climate in South of France,
95-
Areca nut chewed with lime, 157.
Arrowroot, 49.
Arum-lily root, 46.
Artichoke, 223.
— two kinds of, 237*
Ashley, Sir Anthony, 233.
Asparagus, 237.
immense in Ancient Rome,
237-
— dried by Roman cooks, 237.
Athenian national dish, 65.
Aurelias of silk-worm, eaten by
Chinese, 153.
Australian cannibals, 7.
BACON, mild cured, 88.
Banana, 212.
Barberry, 203.
Bath founded, 87.
Beans, 228-230.
found in Swiss Lake dwel-
lings, 229.
Beef, Baron of, 69.
sirloin of, 69.
mode of cooking among Mata-
bele, 73-
Christmas, of sacrificial origin,
72.
Beetroot, 221.
Berries as food, 199.
Bifsteak abroad, 75.
Bilberries, 202.
Birds eaten in Italy, 100.
Blackberries, 202.
Bladud in Bath, 87.
Boar's head, 69, 76.
at Queen's College, Oxford, 78.
298 INDEX
Boiling in skins, 9.
Bones as food, 154.
Book of Days, 56, 78, 160.
Borcherds, African traveller, 8.
Bread of barley, 28.
— in England, 28.
in Egypt, 24.
— in India, 24.
of oats, 29.
of rye, 30.
in Germany, 30.
in Norway, 30.
in Russia, 30.
of wheat, 26.
in Europe, 26.
Great Britain, 26.
France, 26.
Spain, 26.
Italy, 26.
Germany, 27.
of kidney beans, 51.
of Ancient Greece, 28.
of Romans, 28.
of Swiss Lake dwellers, 24.
of Herculaneum and Pompeii,
25-
Bread-fruit, 49.
mode of cooking, 49.
eaten raw in Sandwich Is-
lands, 50.
Brazil nuts, 175.
Broiling bones, 7.
Buckwheat, 43.
Buns, Bath, 61.
consecrated cakes, 57.
in China, 57.
in Egypt, 57.
in Mexico, 57.
hot cross, 57.
Butter, 119.
in Irish bogs, 120.
made by machinery, 120.
Butter made by burying cream, 120.
— of Hebrews, 119.
of Brittany, 121.
melted, 127.
Buttermilk : its uses, 120.
CABBAGE, 233.
favourite food of Roman freed-
men, 233.
introduced into Scotland, 233.
— prescribed by Hippocrates,
236.
varieties of, 234-5.
Cabbage-leaf rolls, 9.
Cakes, 52.
Biddenden, 59.
Burying, 52.
of Cornwall, 60.
of Hebrews, 66.
— pane dei morte, 52.
Simnels, 53-56.
Twelfth, 59.
Calf, fatted, 85.
Carthagenian pudding, 65.
Carraways, 165.
Carrots, 220.
introduced by Flemings, 221.
Casareep, 165.
Cashew nut, 176.
Catsups, 167.
Cave men's diet, 95.
Caviare, 136.
Cayenne pepper, 157.
Celery and celeriac, 241.
Charcoal stoves, II.
Charlemagne : his fondness for
parsley-seed cheese, 243.
Chamois-hunters, 97.
Cheese, English, 122.
Cheddar, 122.
Cheshire, 122.
Dorset, 122.
INDEX
299
Cheese, double Gloucester, 123.
— flavoured with herbs, 243.
— of cream, Dr. Jenner's recipe,
125.
Stilton, 122.
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an hour ; let them drain in a sieve till cold. Make a pickle
of best white wine vinegar, some Rhenish wine, whole
pepper and ginger cut in slices, boyle and let stand till
cold, then put your mushrooms in with a little mace ; tye
them down close, and pour over them a little of the best
oyle.
INDEX
INDEX
ACORN bread, 31, 177.
Africa, the hunter's paradise, 96.
African pigmies, skill of, 95.
Almond, 174.
AlphonseKarr on yellow garlic, 225.
Anchovies, 167.
Angling, 181.
Animals cooked in their skins, 99.
Aniseed in bread, 165.
Apicius, Digestive salts of, 12.
Apples : their great value, 177.
— foreign importation of, 178.
good season in three years,
178.
of Eden, according to General
Gordon, 179.
alligator, 179.
Apricot (Moor Park), 193.
— preparations of, from Cape,
194.
— abundant in China and Japan,
196.
Aquarium, Soles in, 130.
Arctic climate in South of France,
95-
Areca nut chewed with lime, 157.
Arrowroot, 49.
Arum-lily root, 46.
Artichoke, 223.
— two kinds of, 237*
Ashley, Sir Anthony, 233.
Asparagus, 237.
immense in Ancient Rome,
237-
— dried by Roman cooks, 237.
Athenian national dish, 65.
Aurelias of silk-worm, eaten by
Chinese, 153.
Australian cannibals, 7.
BACON, mild cured, 88.
Banana, 212.
Barberry, 203.
Bath founded, 87.
Beans, 228-230.
found in Swiss Lake dwel-
lings, 229.
Beef, Baron of, 69.
sirloin of, 69.
mode of cooking among Mata-
bele, 73-
Christmas, of sacrificial origin,
72.
Beetroot, 221.
Berries as food, 199.
Bifsteak abroad, 75.
Bilberries, 202.
Birds eaten in Italy, 100.
Blackberries, 202.
Bladud in Bath, 87.
Boar's head, 69, 76.
at Queen's College, Oxford, 78.
298 INDEX
Boiling in skins, 9.
Bones as food, 154.
Book of Days, 56, 78, 160.
Borcherds, African traveller, 8.
Bread of barley, 28.
— in England, 28.
in Egypt, 24.
— in India, 24.
of oats, 29.
of rye, 30.
in Germany, 30.
in Norway, 30.
in Russia, 30.
of wheat, 26.
in Europe, 26.
Great Britain, 26.
France, 26.
Spain, 26.
Italy, 26.
Germany, 27.
of kidney beans, 51.
of Ancient Greece, 28.
of Romans, 28.
of Swiss Lake dwellers, 24.
of Herculaneum and Pompeii,
25-
Bread-fruit, 49.
mode of cooking, 49.
eaten raw in Sandwich Is-
lands, 50.
Brazil nuts, 175.
Broiling bones, 7.
Buckwheat, 43.
Buns, Bath, 61.
consecrated cakes, 57.
in China, 57.
in Egypt, 57.
in Mexico, 57.
hot cross, 57.
Butter, 119.
in Irish bogs, 120.
made by machinery, 120.
Butter made by burying cream, 120.
— of Hebrews, 119.
of Brittany, 121.
melted, 127.
Buttermilk : its uses, 120.
CABBAGE, 233.
favourite food of Roman freed-
men, 233.
introduced into Scotland, 233.
— prescribed by Hippocrates,
236.
varieties of, 234-5.
Cabbage-leaf rolls, 9.
Cakes, 52.
Biddenden, 59.
Burying, 52.
of Cornwall, 60.
of Hebrews, 66.
— pane dei morte, 52.
Simnels, 53-56.
Twelfth, 59.
Calf, fatted, 85.
Carthagenian pudding, 65.
Carraways, 165.
Carrots, 220.
introduced by Flemings, 221.
Casareep, 165.
Cashew nut, 176.
Catsups, 167.
Cave men's diet, 95.
Caviare, 136.
Cayenne pepper, 157.
Celery and celeriac, 241.
Charcoal stoves, II.
Charlemagne : his fondness for
parsley-seed cheese, 243.
Chamois-hunters, 97.
Cheese, English, 122.
Cheddar, 122.
Cheshire, 122.
Dorset, 122.
INDEX
299
Cheese, double Gloucester, 123.
— flavoured with herbs, 243.
— of cream, Dr. Jenner's recipe,
125.
Stilton, 122.