NARDU in Australia, 51.
Nets made by savages, 130.
New Zealanders as cooks, 9.
Niebuhr, on melons in Arabia, 207.
Noble game hunted by early man,
94.
Norway, game from, 99.
Nut of poisonous palm eaten in
Australia, 177.
Nuts, their importance as food, 171.
OCTOPUS eaten in Italy and South
of France, 147.
Offerings of eggs and bacon on Good
Friday, 113.
INDEX
303
Olive oil used in fifteenth century,
Ida
— in ancient cookery, 163.
Olive trees of great age in South of
France, 204.
Oliver Cromwell's favourite dish, 86.
Olla Podrida, 152.
Onion broth, 226.
Onion : its varieties — garlic, leek,
shalot, 223.
disliked by Greeks, 225.
— lament of Israelites for, 224.
Oranges, 187.
— apparently unknown to Pliny,
192.
eight species of, 190.
— indigenous in Asia, 189.
— inferior sorts in market, 188.
in South of France, 189.
importation of, in 1846, 189.
St. Michael's, brought from
China, 190.
sweet and bitter, 189.
wild in America and South
Africa, 190.
Orange trees live 300 years, 192.
Ostrich eggs, 116.
Otaheite, pet eel in, 139.
Ovens, of Egypt, 9.
of Africa, 9.
Oxen as sacrifices, 71.
in adoration, 71.
in the plough, 71.
roasted whole, 70.
Oysters, 141.
— British, in Ancient Rome, 142.
first eaten in Britain by Ro-
mans, 142.
— foreign beds of, 141.
— Frank Buckland's efforts at
culture of, 141.
— natives, 141.
Oysters, pearl, 141.
PANCAKES, 61.
at Westminster, 62.
Pane dei Morte, 52.
— di zappa, 58.
Parched pulse, 231.
of chick pea in Spain, 231.
ordinary food of Romans,
231.
said to be that eaten by
Shadrach, Meshech, and Abed-
nego, 231.
Parsnip, 222.
Passover cakes, 59.
Pate de foie gras in Ancient Rome,
104.
Peaches brought from Persia, 195.
cultivated in England since
sixteenth century, 195.
pigs fed on, 193.
Peacock at feasts, 100.
— pie, 101.
Pea-nut bread, 50.
Pears, 180.
— introduced by Romans, 181.
known to Homer, 181.
— varieties of, 180.
Peas brought from Holland, 231.
Pigs introduced everywhere, 88.
Pilchards in Cornwall, 133.
Pilez or pellas, 47.
Pine apple, 179.
Pistachio nut, 176.
Plantain, 212.
Pliny, 28, 161, 177, 192, 237, 258.
Plum, 300.
varieties of, 197.
the bullace and sloe, 197.
— greengage, 197.
— porridge, 64.
Porcupine in South Africa, 145.
304
INDEX
Pork tabooed, 87.
Porpoise and grampus sold as fish,
142.
Portuguese bring oranges from
China, 190.
Potatoes, 215.
brought from America by Sir
Walter Raleigh, 215.
method of preventing blight
in, 218.
— planted in Ireland, 216.
unknown till sixteenth century,
215-
value of crop in 1877, 216.
Puff-balls wholesome, 238.
PufTe or cocket, 31.
Pumpkins, 2 1 1.
Pythagoras on beans, 228.
— his diet, 163.
QUETZALCOATL, 36.
Quince, 180.
eaten raw in South Africa, 180.
RABBITS from Australia and New
Zealand, 98.
Raisins of Spain, 184.
— of Australia, 184.
— of Cape Colony, 184.
— of Natal, 184.
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 215.
Raspberry, 201.
wild, 202.
Ratafia, 196.
Rebecca's cookery, 92.
Reindeer in France, 92.
Rhubarb, 213.
Rice, 48.
indigenous in Asia, 48.
Robin Hood, 89.
Roman supper, 155-
Rotten eggs in China, 118.
SACRED Bull of Egypt, 72.
in India, 72.
Sacrifice of Lo Benguela, 73.
— of Hebrews, 74.
Saffron, 164.
Sage, 242.
in cheese, 242.
— as tea, 242.
Sago, 48.
Salads, 240.
in fifteenth century, 160.
Sidney Smith's dressing for,
241.
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NARDU in Australia, 51.
Nets made by savages, 130.
New Zealanders as cooks, 9.
Niebuhr, on melons in Arabia, 207.
Noble game hunted by early man,
94.
Norway, game from, 99.
Nut of poisonous palm eaten in
Australia, 177.
Nuts, their importance as food, 171.
OCTOPUS eaten in Italy and South
of France, 147.
Offerings of eggs and bacon on Good
Friday, 113.
INDEX
303
Olive oil used in fifteenth century,
Ida
— in ancient cookery, 163.
Olive trees of great age in South of
France, 204.
Oliver Cromwell's favourite dish, 86.
Olla Podrida, 152.
Onion broth, 226.
Onion : its varieties — garlic, leek,
shalot, 223.
disliked by Greeks, 225.
— lament of Israelites for, 224.
Oranges, 187.
— apparently unknown to Pliny,
192.
eight species of, 190.
— indigenous in Asia, 189.
— inferior sorts in market, 188.
in South of France, 189.
importation of, in 1846, 189.
St. Michael's, brought from
China, 190.
sweet and bitter, 189.
wild in America and South
Africa, 190.
Orange trees live 300 years, 192.
Ostrich eggs, 116.
Otaheite, pet eel in, 139.
Ovens, of Egypt, 9.
of Africa, 9.
Oxen as sacrifices, 71.
in adoration, 71.
in the plough, 71.
roasted whole, 70.
Oysters, 141.
— British, in Ancient Rome, 142.
first eaten in Britain by Ro-
mans, 142.
— foreign beds of, 141.
— Frank Buckland's efforts at
culture of, 141.
— natives, 141.
Oysters, pearl, 141.
PANCAKES, 61.
at Westminster, 62.
Pane dei Morte, 52.
— di zappa, 58.
Parched pulse, 231.
of chick pea in Spain, 231.
ordinary food of Romans,
231.
said to be that eaten by
Shadrach, Meshech, and Abed-
nego, 231.
Parsnip, 222.
Passover cakes, 59.
Pate de foie gras in Ancient Rome,
104.
Peaches brought from Persia, 195.
cultivated in England since
sixteenth century, 195.
pigs fed on, 193.
Peacock at feasts, 100.
— pie, 101.
Pea-nut bread, 50.
Pears, 180.
— introduced by Romans, 181.
known to Homer, 181.
— varieties of, 180.
Peas brought from Holland, 231.
Pigs introduced everywhere, 88.
Pilchards in Cornwall, 133.
Pilez or pellas, 47.
Pine apple, 179.
Pistachio nut, 176.
Plantain, 212.
Pliny, 28, 161, 177, 192, 237, 258.
Plum, 300.
varieties of, 197.
the bullace and sloe, 197.
— greengage, 197.
— porridge, 64.
Porcupine in South Africa, 145.
304
INDEX
Pork tabooed, 87.
Porpoise and grampus sold as fish,
142.
Portuguese bring oranges from
China, 190.
Potatoes, 215.
brought from America by Sir
Walter Raleigh, 215.
method of preventing blight
in, 218.
— planted in Ireland, 216.
unknown till sixteenth century,
215-
value of crop in 1877, 216.
Puff-balls wholesome, 238.
PufTe or cocket, 31.
Pumpkins, 2 1 1.
Pythagoras on beans, 228.
— his diet, 163.
QUETZALCOATL, 36.
Quince, 180.
eaten raw in South Africa, 180.
RABBITS from Australia and New
Zealand, 98.
Raisins of Spain, 184.
— of Australia, 184.
— of Cape Colony, 184.
— of Natal, 184.
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 215.
Raspberry, 201.
wild, 202.
Ratafia, 196.
Rebecca's cookery, 92.
Reindeer in France, 92.
Rhubarb, 213.
Rice, 48.
indigenous in Asia, 48.
Robin Hood, 89.
Roman supper, 155-
Rotten eggs in China, 118.
SACRED Bull of Egypt, 72.
in India, 72.
Sacrifice of Lo Benguela, 73.
— of Hebrews, 74.
Saffron, 164.
Sage, 242.
in cheese, 242.
— as tea, 242.
Sago, 48.
Salads, 240.
in fifteenth century, 160.
Sidney Smith's dressing for,
241.