Grubs eaten, 153.
INDEX
301
Goat's flesh, staple food of Jews,
92.
— much eaten in Italy and
at the Cape, 92.
— in Wales, 93.
— kept in stables, 93.
— leaders of sheep, 93.
— in Italian paintings, 92.
Goose, sacred in Egypt and India,
103.
— at Michaelmas, 103.
Gooseberries, 199.
— Cape, 200.
Guinea corn, 42.
Guinea fowls, 102.
probably the meleagrides of
ancients, 103.
HALLOWEEN, apples at, 181.
Haricot beans, 230.
Harris's bacon, 88.
Hazel nuts at Halloween, 172.
— in Swiss Lake dwellings, 171.
Hedgehog, eaten by gipsies, 145.
Herbs for seasoning, 158.
Herb cheese, 243.
Herby-pie, Cornwall, 151.
Herrings, 132.
Hickory nut, 176.
Honey, 162.
ofMt. Hymettus, 162.
used for embalming, 163.
Honey-cakes offered to serpent, 58.
Horseflesh in London, 144.
— in Paris, 144.
in Tartary, 144.
Horse bean, 229.
bread, 31.
Horns of deer as implements, 91.
Horace, 104, 163, 164.
Hortensius weeps at death of
turbot, 142.
Hot cross buns, enormous con-
sumption of, 57.
Humboldt on water-melons, 206.
Hump of beef, 75.
Hyaena, eaten by Bushmen, 145.
INCUBATORS in Egypt, 106.
Isle of Man, May Day customs, 57.
herrings in, 57.
Jatropha manihot (manioc), 46.
Juvenal on Oysters, 142.
KADJERA, porridge, in Australia,
177.
Kangaroo, to roast native fashion,
99, note.
Kidney beans, 225.
dwarf or French, 225.
grown for blossom, 225.
used for bread in China,
225.
King of the bean, 59.
Knack in Devonshire, 37.
Kohl-rabi, 234.
Kuara-bean (carats), 232.
LAMB-TAIL pie, 82.
Lamprey pie, 139.
in Severn, 139.
in Thames, 139.
Leaven of Romans, 28.
— of Jews, 24.
Leek, badge of Wales, 227.
Nero's fondness for, 224.
Lemon, indispensable, 191.
legend of, in Mentone, 191.
Lentils, 230.
Lettuce, 240.
Limes, 191.
Livingstone on water-melons, 207.
Loaves sealed, 33.
Locusts as food, 150.
302
INDEX
Locust bean, 230.
London, foreign imports of butter
and cheese, 121.
Loquat, Japanese medlar, 205.
Lotos, 213.
Lumholt?, 89, 153.
Lupin, legend of, 231.
MACARONI, 27, 124.
Maggots eaten in Ancient Rome
and in Australia, 152-3.
Maize, 34.
its supposed American origin,
34-
American legends of, 36.
called Turkey corn, 36.
cultivation of, in China, 37.
known as mealies in South
Africa, 40.
Longfellow's description of,
35-
said to have been found in
cultivation at Cape, 36.
Tortillas made of, 42.
varieties grown in America, 41.
use of dried leaves of, 42.
used in Italy for polenda, 46.
Maiden Feast, 39.
Manchets, 27.
Mandarin orange or nartje, 102.
Mango, 206.
Manioc, 45.
Mamniee apple, 180.
Marco Polo, 180.
Marigold, 243.
Marjoram, 243.
Mastich, 165.
Mayonnaise, 1 66.
Melons, 206.
called musk melons, 210.
water, great use of, 206.
Melted butter, 127.
Menu of Roman supper, 155.
Michaelmas goose, 103.
Mince pie, 64.
obnoxious to Puritans, 64.
Miller of Chelsea, 225.
Millet, 42.
food of Egyptians, 42.
— Kaffirs, 42.
two kinds grown in China, 42.
Mint as condiment, 243.
— in medicine, 243.
Mothering Sunday, 56.
Mouflon in Sardinia and Corsica,
80.
Mouldy cheesen, 123.
Mulberry, 203,
white, 204.
Mushrooms, 238.
strange varieties eaten in Ger-
many, 238.
Mustard, Durham, 158.
— French, 158.
Mutton, 79.
in Colonies, 79.
poor on Continent, 81.
Southdown and Welsh, 81.
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Grubs eaten, 153.
INDEX
301
Goat's flesh, staple food of Jews,
92.
— much eaten in Italy and
at the Cape, 92.
— in Wales, 93.
— kept in stables, 93.
— leaders of sheep, 93.
— in Italian paintings, 92.
Goose, sacred in Egypt and India,
103.
— at Michaelmas, 103.
Gooseberries, 199.
— Cape, 200.
Guinea corn, 42.
Guinea fowls, 102.
probably the meleagrides of
ancients, 103.
HALLOWEEN, apples at, 181.
Haricot beans, 230.
Harris's bacon, 88.
Hazel nuts at Halloween, 172.
— in Swiss Lake dwellings, 171.
Hedgehog, eaten by gipsies, 145.
Herbs for seasoning, 158.
Herb cheese, 243.
Herby-pie, Cornwall, 151.
Herrings, 132.
Hickory nut, 176.
Honey, 162.
ofMt. Hymettus, 162.
used for embalming, 163.
Honey-cakes offered to serpent, 58.
Horseflesh in London, 144.
— in Paris, 144.
in Tartary, 144.
Horse bean, 229.
bread, 31.
Horns of deer as implements, 91.
Horace, 104, 163, 164.
Hortensius weeps at death of
turbot, 142.
Hot cross buns, enormous con-
sumption of, 57.
Humboldt on water-melons, 206.
Hump of beef, 75.
Hyaena, eaten by Bushmen, 145.
INCUBATORS in Egypt, 106.
Isle of Man, May Day customs, 57.
herrings in, 57.
Jatropha manihot (manioc), 46.
Juvenal on Oysters, 142.
KADJERA, porridge, in Australia,
177.
Kangaroo, to roast native fashion,
99, note.
Kidney beans, 225.
dwarf or French, 225.
grown for blossom, 225.
used for bread in China,
225.
King of the bean, 59.
Knack in Devonshire, 37.
Kohl-rabi, 234.
Kuara-bean (carats), 232.
LAMB-TAIL pie, 82.
Lamprey pie, 139.
in Severn, 139.
in Thames, 139.
Leaven of Romans, 28.
— of Jews, 24.
Leek, badge of Wales, 227.
Nero's fondness for, 224.
Lemon, indispensable, 191.
legend of, in Mentone, 191.
Lentils, 230.
Lettuce, 240.
Limes, 191.
Livingstone on water-melons, 207.
Loaves sealed, 33.
Locusts as food, 150.
302
INDEX
Locust bean, 230.
London, foreign imports of butter
and cheese, 121.
Loquat, Japanese medlar, 205.
Lotos, 213.
Lumholt?, 89, 153.
Lupin, legend of, 231.
MACARONI, 27, 124.
Maggots eaten in Ancient Rome
and in Australia, 152-3.
Maize, 34.
its supposed American origin,
34-
American legends of, 36.
called Turkey corn, 36.
cultivation of, in China, 37.
known as mealies in South
Africa, 40.
Longfellow's description of,
35-
said to have been found in
cultivation at Cape, 36.
Tortillas made of, 42.
varieties grown in America, 41.
use of dried leaves of, 42.
used in Italy for polenda, 46.
Maiden Feast, 39.
Manchets, 27.
Mandarin orange or nartje, 102.
Mango, 206.
Manioc, 45.
Mamniee apple, 180.
Marco Polo, 180.
Marigold, 243.
Marjoram, 243.
Mastich, 165.
Mayonnaise, 1 66.
Melons, 206.
called musk melons, 210.
water, great use of, 206.
Melted butter, 127.
Menu of Roman supper, 155.
Michaelmas goose, 103.
Mince pie, 64.
obnoxious to Puritans, 64.
Miller of Chelsea, 225.
Millet, 42.
food of Egyptians, 42.
— Kaffirs, 42.
two kinds grown in China, 42.
Mint as condiment, 243.
— in medicine, 243.
Mothering Sunday, 56.
Mouflon in Sardinia and Corsica,
80.
Mouldy cheesen, 123.
Mulberry, 203,
white, 204.
Mushrooms, 238.
strange varieties eaten in Ger-
many, 238.
Mustard, Durham, 158.
— French, 158.
Mutton, 79.
in Colonies, 79.
poor on Continent, 81.
Southdown and Welsh, 81.