A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Abacus, sideboard, 264
Abderites, give up their soil to frogs, 249
Ablution, 382, 388
Ablutions, before supper, 372
AcerrÆ, vases for perfumes, 389
Acetabulum, vinegar cruet, 264
Acetaria, pickles of the ancients, 64
Achilles turned the spit, 253
Acorns, a primitive food, 23
“ eaten by the Spaniards, 24
“ a substitute for wheat, 24
Acratism, breakfast, 342
Acrobats, known to the ancients, 395
Adephagia, the goddess of good cheer, 256
Adrian’s regulations respecting cattle, 127
Adversitores, Roman footmen, 377
Adynamon wine, 334
Æsopus’ dish of singing birds, 193
AgapÆ, love feasts, 346
Agricultural Society of England (the Royal), 16, 410
“ trophy, 411
Agriculture, 9
“ its origin, 9
“ developed the industry of the Jews, 11
“ very ancient in Egypt, 12
“ highly respected by the Roman Senate, 13
“ first treatise on, 16
“ honours paid to, 16
“ protected by Charles IX. of France, 18
AÏ wine, 337
Albanum wine, 329
Albert, banquets offered to H. R. H. Prince, 403
Alcibiades’ banquet, 355
Ale, its ancient reputation, 301
“ its curative properties, 301
“ how it was made in England, 302
Ale, its price under Edward II., 302
Alec, a kind of brine, 240, 271
Alexander the Great discovered the eschalot, 82
“ was fond of apples, 108
“ an admirer of peacocks, 166
“ his magnificent banquet, 357
“ his silver arm-chairs, 372
Alfred the Great a renowned hunter, 181
Alisander, a valuable remedy, 91
Almond tree, 117
“ a native of Paphlagonia, 117
“ highly valued in the East, 117
“ how to augment its fertility, 117
Almonds, Apician preparation of, 117
“ eaten before drinking, 117
“ oil extracted from, 117
“ paste obtained from, 118
“ their various uses, 118
Alose sauce, 258
Alphonso of Castile, his repugnance to garlic, 81
AmalthÆa, the goat, 23
Amboise (George d’), Archbishop of Rouen, 172
Ambrosia, the food of the gods, 23
Amphis, despised horse-radishes, 80
AmphorÆ, vases used for wine, 328, 390
Ampulla, a crystal bottle, 296
Amusements of the guests, 383
Anacreon sung parsley, 83
Anaphe, an island desolated by hares, 188
Anchovies, 240
“ how preserved, 240
“ supplied a kind of garum, 240, 270
“ how cooked, 241
Andalusia, renowned for its olives, 98
Anecdote, severity of Pygmalion, 125
“ the eggs of Petronius, 201
Angel-fish, its size, 237
Anglo-Saxons, devoted to agriculture, 17
Anglo-Saxons, their rural occupations, 17
“ their culinary utensils, 346
Animal food added to vegetables, 123
“ when first introduced, 124
Animals, 133
Anise-seed, extolled by Pythagoras, 88
“ recommended by Pliny, 88
Anisites wine, 331
Anna Perenna, a protectress of flocks, 128
Antecoena, first course, 390
Antidote of Mithridates, 119
Antiphanus, a patron of quails, 197
Antony was fond of fishing, 250
“ his liberality towards a cook, 256
Apician pork, 138
Apicii, the three, 200
Apicius, he killed himself, 51
“ his gastronomic treatise, 200
“ his prize for a new brine, 213
“ his voyage to Africa, 247
“ his cakes, 289
Apollo was an ichthyophagist, 210
Apomeli, a kind of beverage, 305
Appetite, its three degrees, 255
Appius Claudius’ aqueduct, 295
Apple tree in Greece, 108
“ seldom mentioned in Holy Writ, 108
“ cultivated by the Latins, 109
“ introduced into Gaul, 109
Apples, named after eminent personages, 109
Apricot tree, 103
Apricots, their price in Rome, 103
“ how prepared, 104
Apronian cherry, 103
Apronianus, his decree respecting the Roman butchers, 130
Aqueducts of Rome, 294
Archestrates, his culinary meditations, 254
Archimagirus, chief cook, 256, 260
Argonauts, they discovered the pheasant, 194
Aristoeus, the inventor of oil mills, 97
“ “ of cheese, 173
“ discovered honey, 273
Aristocracy of England, its munificent hospitality, 384
Aristoxenic ham, 139
Aristoxenus, his lettuces, 74
Armeniaca, apricot tree, 103
Artemidorus, regulated the culinary language, 254
Artichoke, known to the ancients, 70
“ despised by Galen, 70
“ sung by Columella, 70
Artichoke, forgotten during a long period, 70
“ their preparation, 71
“ how to render them mild, 71
“ how preserved, 71
“ when introduced into England, 52
Artificial dishes, 260
“ wines, 305
Artocreas, a kind of pie, 265, 286
Artolaganos, a kind of bread, 32
Artoplites, 38
Artopticius panis, 38
Arvales brothers, instituted by Romulus, 13
Asafoetida, esteemed by the ancients, 91
“ extraction of its resin, 92
Ascalon, the native place of eschalots, 82
Asparagus, 84
“ brought from Asia; grown at Ravenna, 65
“ Roman; their size; how prepared, 65
“ boiled; how preserved; hurtful to the sight, 65
“ when introduced into England, 52
“ wine, 333
Ass, its flesh forbidden to the Jews; patronised by MecÆnas, 150
Asses used in Roman mills, 26
“ milk beneficial to Francis I., 169
“ “ cheese obtained from it, 173
Astrologicus panis, a sort of bread, 38
Astydamas, a great eater, 339
Athelstan, a promoter of the art of venery, 181
AthenÆus praises the Damascus plum, 105
Athenians, their epicurism, 126
AthletÆ, fed on figs, 113
Atriensis, hall-keeper, 376
Atrium, hall, 376
Attalus fond of gardening, 59
Attica, its pomegranates, 122
Augurs, their banquet, 357
Augustus, cured by lettuces, 75
“ was fond of cheese, 174
“ his sumptuary regulations, 347
Autopyron, a coarse bread, 37
Aveline, filbert, 120
Avena, vats, 20
Aviaries for thrushes, 198
“ Varro’s, 198
Aymar’s table of massive gold, 370
Azumos, a sort of bread, 32
Babylon, her celebrated gardens, 59
Bacchus, protector of the grapes; ripened the figs, 95
“ kills a goat, 124
“ the same as Osiris; cultivated the vine, 322
“ worshipped by the Romans, 324
Bacon, a substitute for oil, 100
“ was sold in public-houses, 138
Bailli de Suffren, a witty epicure, 343
Bain Marie of the ancients, 262
Bakehouses in Rome, 34
Baker, of King Pharaoh, 31
“ Greek bakers, 32
“ in Rome, 34, 35
“ submitted to certain regulations, 35
“ under the Norman kings, 38, 39
“ in France; how they were admitted at Paris, 39
Bancs, benches, 374
Banquet of Geta, 126
“ of Caranus, 155
“ of Charles VI., 259
“ of Alexander the Great, 357
“ etymology, 374
“ offered to Napoleon; to the allied sovereigns, 407
“ to H. M. Queen Victoria, 408
“ on the occasion of the baptism of Prince Albert Duncan, 412
Banquets of the ancients, 345
“ of William the Conqueror, 352
“ of the Hebrews, 354
“ in the Temples, 355
“ triumphal, 357
“ modern, 401, 407, 408
“ conducive to the prosperity of nations, 402
“ offered to H. R. H. Prince Albert, 403
“ given by the Reform Club, 408
Barbarossa’s pike, 228
Barbers in Rome, 387
Bardakes, cooling vases, 297
Barley, an ignominious food, 20
“ a symbol of fertility, 41
“ gruel, 41, 42
“ water, 42, 304
Basque fishermen, 231
Baths in Rome, 387
Bean, a dismal food; offered to Apollo; served on good tables, 53
“ Egyptian; Greek; royalty of the bean, 54
Beaune wine, 336
Beccafico, 201, 203
Beef, 143
“ À l’IbÉrienne; À la Sarmate, 144
Beer, an ancient beverage, 299
“ a substitute for wine, 300
Bees, under the protection of Mellona, 273
Beet, etymology, 62
“ preparation, 62, 63
“ preservation, 63
“ a vermifuge, 62
Belisarius, his watermills on the Tiber, 28
Bellaria, dessert, 394
Bellay, Bishop of Mans (Du), 24
Berlanda, disinherited by her father (St.), 374
Beuchlingen (Countess of), fond of eel-pouts, 229
Beuckels, the Dutch fisherman, 239
Beverages, of which water is the foundation, 299
Biclinium, 372
Bill of Fare, 264, 404, 405, 409
“ of an English dinner in the 15th century, 362
Birds, when served, 193
“ a dish of 7,000 birds, 207
“ mixed with garlands of flowers, 394, 395
Birds’-nests, various opinions; described by Poivre, 205
“ substantial food; of two sorts, 206
Bittern, 198
Black pudding, 138
“ sauce of LacedÆmon, 168
“ mentioned by Aristotle, 171
“ invented by Aristoeus; known to the Hebrews; a military aliment; various sorts; given to the Greek wrestlers, 173
“ preserved in brine; Tromelian; À la Bithynienne, 174
Cherips, invented a new dish, 280
Cherry tree, cultivated by Mithridates; introduced by Lucullus, 102
“ propagated in Italy, 103
Cherries praised, 102
“ when served; various kinds;
“ cherry wine, 103
Chervil, how prepared, 84
Chestnuts, preparation of; oil extracted, 121
“ kept green all the year, 122
Chestnut tree, its native place, 121
Chickens, sacred, 156
Chickens, hatched in ovens; À la Coelienne; À la Frontonienne, 157
Chicory, mixed with coffee, 311
Chimneys known to the ancients, 261
“ unknown to the Hebrews, 365
Chinese, their respect for agriculture, 15
Chios wine, 328, 330
Chiron, a pupil of Diana, 179
Chocolat de santÉ, 313
Chocolate, 312
“ used by the Mexicans, 313
“ a favourite food in Spain; its properties; when introduced into France, 314
Christmas bread, 40
Christmas feasts under Richard II., 351
Chrodegand, Bishop of Metz, 24
Cicero’s valuable tables, 369
Cider maker,

304
Cinara metamorphosed into an artichoke, 70
Cinnamon, its mysterious growing, 275
“ its scarcity; from China; offered as a present, 276
Cisalpine preserve, 145
City of London, its ancient gastronomic profusion, 351
Civilis panis, a kind of bread, 38
Clarence’s wedding repast (Duke of), 351
Clarey, an English drink, 338
Claudius, his guests, 257
“ poisoned by mushrooms, 282
“ his voracity, 340
Clement VII. poisoned by mushrooms, 282
Clerks’ wine, 337
Clerks’ feeding in the 16th century, 348
Cloths, dimensions of table; cutting away the table cloth, 374
Cloves, 276
Clovis, his politeness, 384
Club of Roman epicures, 243
Cock, consecrated to Mars; cock-fight in Greece; in Italy, 153
“ white, proclaimed the hours, 154
Cocoa-nut, 312
Cod-fishing; weight; fecundity, 231, 232
“ how dressed, 231
Coelia, beer, 200
Coena, supper, of various descriptions, 356, 357
Coenaculum, dining-room, 363
Coeur, introduced the turkey (Jacques), 165
Coffee, of various kinds; its introduction, 310
“ when mentioned; its properties, 311
Coffee when drunk in Italy; in London; in Paris; in Sweden; a slow poison; with milk, 312
Collation, 342, 344
“ of the Romans, 343
“ of Lucullus, 348
Colum nivarium, snow cullender, 296, 327
“ vinarium, wine strainer, 331
Colymbades, a kind of olives, 98
Comissatio, a sort of “wake”, 345
Comus, his portrait, 355
Conflagration of Rome, 396
Conger-eel, bestowing immortality; of a considerable size, 226
“ culinary preparation, 226
ConnÉtable, a celebrated orange tree, 112
Conon’s banquet, 355
Conviva, guest, 381
Cookery, ancient, 266
“ exposed to unjust reproaches, 251
Cooks, 251
“ Greek, 126
“ from Sicily, 256, 344
“ erratic, 265
“ how rewarded, 256
“ in the middle ages, 259
“ of Louis XIV., 215, 256
“ his qualities, 252
Coriander used to preserve meat, 47
Corinth, its quinces, 106
Cormorant, 193
Corn, its aboriginal country, 22
“ various kinds, 19
“ best; Roman law, 21
“ cutting, 14
“ grinding, 23, 25
“ its preservation, 15
Cornelian law, 347
Corporation of butchers, 130
Cos, its poultry, 154
“ wine, 328
Cossi, large worms, 265
Couches for the repasts, 372
“ of some emperors, 373
“ in the middle ages, 374
Counts of Anjou, introduced the plum tree, 105
Courses, 362
“ their number, 345, 390, 391
Cow, worshipped by Brahmin women, 145
“ milk; cheese, 173
Condiments, 272
Crab, its seasoning; sausages; stuffed, 248
Cranaus mixed water with wine, 323
Crane, 193
Crater, a cup, 391
Crawfish, 247
Crayfish, seasoning; from Alexandria; how preserved, 248
CrÉdences, dressers, 365
Cross-bun, 290
Crow, 193, 207
Crowns of thrushes, 198
“ for the guests, 391
Crucifixion, the punishment of slaves, 208
Cruet, 264
Crystal, malleable, 218
Crystal Palace, the, 402
Cubicularii, valets, 377
Cucumber, plentiful in Egypt; from Antioch; marvellous properties, 72
“ protects all kinds of seeds; preparation; preservation, 73
Cummin, 91
Cups, 263, 316
“ in the Homeric ages, 317
“ variety of shapes, 318, 321
“ of praise, 369
“ modern, 407
“ bearer, 378
Curlew, 207
Curmi, beer, 299
Cuttle-fish, 234
Cuvier, on the Pentateuch, 9
Cybele, her repugnance to garlic, 81
“ patroness of the pine, 95
Cythnus, renowned for cheese, 174
Dalmatia, its brine, 269
Damascus plum trees, 105
Dampier, his opinion of the phenicopter, 201
Daphne, its thrushes, 197
Dapiferi, servants, 377
Darioles, a kind of pastry, 292
Dates, from Judea; how preserved; various preparations; honey from the dates, 101
Dauphin of France, his style of living in the 14th century, 348
Death of Vatel, 215
Decapolis, its olives, 98
DÉcimer, or DÉcimheure, dinner, 349
Decree of Apronianus, 130
Deer, 184
“ À la Marcellus, 185
Defrutum, boiled wine, 326
Denarius, inclosed within a truffle (Roman), 279
Dessert, 394
Diamond, a fish, 237
Diana, taught Chiron, 179
Dies epulatÆ, festivals, 290
Digestive garum, 272
“ salts, 269
Dill, its properties, 88
Dining-room, its decoration, 363
“ of Nero, 364
Dinner, 342, 344, 349
“ served to T. Quintus, 136
“ of the Jews, 342
Diogenes, his earthen vase, 327
Diomus kills an ox, 125
Diphilus fond of cherries, 102
Diploma, double vase, 262
Dishes of the ancients, 261
“ thirty thousand, at a banquet, 352
Dispensator, steward, 376
Distribution of wheat, 21
“ of oil, 99
“ of pork-meat, 130
Dodine sauce, 258
Dog, a relishing dish, 150
“ nailed to a cross, 151
“ trained by Pollux, 179
“ names of hunting dogs; their qualities, 180
Dolia, wine vessels, 327
Dolphins, 215
Dolyres, a kind of bread, 33
Domingo Coffee (St.), 310
Domitian, his turbot, 224
Dorio, a wit, 225
“ an epicure, 226
Dormice, how prepared, 390
Doubliers, table-cloths, 375
Dove, an emblem of sweet virtues, 162
Dragon-weaver, 237
Dressers, in the middle ages, 365
Drinking, 383
“ in Roman banquets, 392
“ to the good genius, 396
“ cups, 316
“ horns, 318
Druids, their respect for the oak, 24
Drunkards among the ancients, 316
Drusus fond of brocoli, 69
“ favourite starling, 200
“ daughter, and the sea-eels, 214
Duck, an antidote; its flesh; sacrificed to Neptune; from Boeotia; served on good tables, 158
“ parts offered; brains À l’Epicurienne; seasoning, 159
Dulce wine, 330
Dumplings of Athens, 85
Dutertre, his opinion of the phenicopter, 201
Eagles, distribution of, 412
Easter eggs, 178
Eaters of renown, 340
Eau-bÉnite sauce, 258
Echansons, 378
EchaudÉ bread, 39
Eclectic appetite, 255
Eden, garden of, 9
Edgar, a destroyer of wolves (King), 181
Ediles of Rome, 355
Edward the Confessor, fond of hunting, 181
“ his sumptuary laws, 350
Eel, worshipped in Egypt; esteemed by the Greeks; by the Sybarites; despised by the Romans; noticed by Apicius; how prepared; sacrificed to the Gods; how served; its enemies; served at Rockingham’s banquet, 227
“ its fabulous length, 213, 228
Eel-pout, its liver, 229
“ its reputation, 213
Eggs, 168
“ venerated by some philosophers, 175
“ primitive; when served; cooked without fire; seen in dreams; symbol of the universe; carried with pomp, 176
“ soft boiled; À la Romaine; À l’EpÆnÈte; À l’AthÉnienne; À la MacÉdonienne; aux Roses, 177
“ pudding; red, 178
“ cooked on the spit, 258
“ Easter, 178
Egypt, the granary of the empire, 12
“ supplied the best vinegar, 278
Egyptians abhorred the pig, 134
“ esteemed the ox, 142
“ their veneration for the kid, 148
“ fond of fish, 211
“ their respect for the sea-eel, 222
“ for water, 293
“ consumed a great deal of bread, 340
“ wreaths, 394
Elephant, its flesh; its feet; trunk, 191
“ dancing elephants; À la Troyenne, 192
Elizabeth, fond of geese (Queen), 159
Emphractum, an Apician dish, 242
Endive, differently appreciated; curative qualities, 75
“ how prepared, 76
Entrails of the scarus, 224
“ of the tunny-fish, 225
Entremets, 383, 385
Epicurean dish in the olden times, 351
Epicurus, 400
Epimeletes, a Greek magistrate, 129
Erichthonius, king of Athens, 125
Eschalots, by whom discovered, 82
Escharites, a kind of bread, 33
Etiquette in the 16th century, 353
Eumenes encouraged the rearing of pigs (King), 136
Exeter banquet, 410
Exhibition of 1851, 16, 402
Extravagance Culinaire, 406
Falcon, 194
Falernian wine, 329
Fannius, the consul, 381
Fare, bills of, 404, 405, 409
Fattening of poultry, 154
“ of geese, 161
“ of turkeys, 165
Feast in honour of Ceres, 356
Feathered game, 193
Feathers thrown before the door, 358
FÉcule, flour, 22
Feeding of cattle, 128
“ of clerks in the 16th century, 348
Fennel used to restore the sight, 88
Festival of St. Ulric, 215
FÊte of the distribution of eagles, 412
Fig-pecker, how prepared, 201
Fig-tree dear to Bacchus, 95
“ a tree of Eden, 112
“ planted at Athens, 113
“ varieties; brought war on Attica, 114
Figs, abounded in Canaan, 112
“ exportation interdicted; an article of trade in Jerusalem; valued by the Hebrews; food of the athletÆ; favourite food of Plato; of Attica; served to Persian kings, 372
“ their number, 381
Guinea hen, native place; À la Numide, 163
“ sacrificed to Caligula, 165
Guiseau, a kind of eel, 228
Haddock, served with pomp, 236
Halec, a kind of brine, 240
Hall, atrium, 376
Hall-keeper, atriensis, 376
Halmades, a kind of olives, 98
Hams, when served, 137
Hand-mills, 25
Hare, how prepared; forbidden to the Jews; abounded in Greece, 188
Hare’s down used for couches, 373
Haricots, introduced by Alexander, 55
“ when served, 56
Harold, the British Nimrod (King), 182
Hazel-nut, 120
Healths, how drank, 383, 393, 394
Hebrews, their cattle-markets, 128
“ their use of wine, 323
Hedgehog, 190
Heliogabalus, fond of pheasants, 195
“ thrushes and ostrichs’s brains, 199, 204
“ was served with gills of mullets, 219
“ gorged the pheasants with an expensive delicacy, 221
“ his couches, 373

“ his childish espiÉgleries, 373
“ biography, 400
Hempseed, 48
Hen of Numidia, 163
Henry I. of England, his death, 222
Hens, proscribed by C. Fannius, 154
“ aviaries; inauspicious cackling; feeding, 155, 156
“ worshipped, 175
“ of Adria; eggs, 177
Hercules, the patron of butchers, 129
“ a powerful hunter, 179
“ resuscitated by a quail, 196
Heroes of Homer, fond of animal food, 126
“ their culinary talents, 253
Heron, 193, 194
Herring, unknown to the ancients; caught on the coast of Scotland; sold by the Dutch, 239
“ how preserved, 240
Hesperides apples, 109
Hippocrates, prejudiced against beans, 53
Hippolochus, a defender of quails, 197
Hirpinus’s park, 181
“ fish-ponds, 243
Hirtius, celebrated for his fish-ponds, 220
“ his sea-eels, 221
Hirundo esculenta, sea-swallow, 205
Hog À la Troyenne, 136
Homer, his heroes, 126
“ his poem in favour of thrushes, 197
Honey, discovered by AristÆus; its qualities; introduced into Spain; recommended by Pythagoras; produced by the air; by flowers, 273
“ by reeds; from Attica; when served; seasoning, 374
“ obtained from dates, 101
Honeyed wine, 131
HÔpital, prohibits the sale of pies (Chancelier de l’), 290
Horace, fond of parsley, 83
“ peacocks, 176
Hordeum, barley, 20
Horns, used for cups, 318
Hors-d’oeuvre, 381
Horse-radish despised; various sorts; preparation of the seed, 80
“ spoils the teeth, 81
“ its properties, 80, 81
Horses, trained by Castor, 179
Hortensius, the first who served a peacock, 167
“ his park, 181
“ wept over the death of a fish, 214
Hospitality, described by Apollodorus, 355
“ of the English aristocracy, 384
Hot-houses, known to the ancients, 94
“ wine, 393
Hunting, its antiquity, 179
“ of the ancients, 180
“ permitted by the Roman law; in England, 181, 182
Hydromel, 304
Hydromelon, 305
Hydrorosatum, 305
Hyperbius, son of Mars, 124
Hypotrimma, a stomachic condiment, 272
Hyssop, its virtues, 88, 89
“ wine, 334
Ibrahim Pacha, entertained by the Reform Club, 408
Ice, how obtained; from the Alps; ice-houses, 295
Iced beverages, 296
Ichthyophagy, 210
“ of the Greeks; of the Romans, 208
Ichthyophilists, 212
Imperial sausages, 141
Incrustations, for tables, 368
Indolent appetite, 255
Innkeepers, 336
Intoxication, not unfashionable with the ancients, 317
“ in the middle ages, 337
“ punished in France, 337, 338
Invitation to dinner, 387
Irrigation of gardens, 59
Israelites, fed on quails, 196
“ their public repasts, 346
Ivory tables, 394
James I. and lamb’s fleece, 182
Janus planted the vine in Italy, 323
Jews, devoted to agriculture, 10
“ abstained from the pig, 134
“ “ hare, 188
Judea, its fertility, 12
“ produced excellent dates, 101
Jugglers, 384, 395
Jupiter, his stratagem against the Gauls, 33
“ suckled by a sow, 134
Jus Nigrum, black sauce, of LacedÆmon, 252
Keneffes, German, 258
Kervynge, the Booke of, 370
Kid, venerated by the Egyptians; a favourite dish with the Hebrews; the Greeks; of Attica, 148
“ Sicily; Tivoli; various preparations, 149
King of the banquet, 383
Kirschen-wasser, 103
Kitchen, ancient remains, 259
“ description, 260
“ in the middle ages, 353
Kitchen-garden, 59
Knives, 264
Ladies, fond of oysters (Roman), 244
“ forbidden to drink wine, 332
Lady of the lamb, 148
Lamb, offered in sacrifice; Paschal, 146
“ a luxury; in repute among the ancients; various preparations, 147
Lamprey, dried up by the sun; stops a vessel; its high price, 222
“ killed in Candian wine; how prepared, 223
“ compared to quails, 224
Lares, household gods, 390
Lark, 207
Latona, presented with leeks, 77
Leaven, known to the Jews, 31
“ how used by the Greeks, 33
“ different kinds, 36
Lecticarii, servants, 378
Leek, an Egyptian divinity; cured numerous diseases; how prepared; how to make them acquire an extraordinary size; they are offered to Latona, 77
Legislation, concerning the Roman slaves, 209
Lemon tree, its origin, 109
“ received from Persia, 110
“ used for tables and beds, 110, 368
Lemons, considered as a counter-poison; how preserved; lemon-peel, a digestive, 110
Lentils, etymology; known to the Hebrews; appreciated by the Egyptians; by the Greeks; not in high repute with the Romans; supposed to soften the temper, 57
“ an ill-omened food; a funereal vegetable, 58
Lesbos wine, 328
Lettuce, eaten by the Hebrews; its narcotic virtue; irrigated with wine; served with eggs, 74
“ how prepared, 75
Le Vaillant, his opinion of the elephant’s feet and trunk, 191
Libations, 390
Libum, a sort of cake, 287
Liburnian oil, 100
Licinian law respecting cattle, 127
“ concerning the Roman diet, 51
Licinius MurÆna, 220
Lighting of the ancients, 366
Linseed, 48
Liqueur wine, 332, 334
List of the repast, 264
Liver of the red mullet, 213
Livia and the sorceress, 176
“ fond of good wine, 332
Livio contrived to fatten peacocks, 167
Loach, how dressed in Italy, 238
Loaves, Roman, 37
Lobster, a favourite dish, 247
“ how prepared, 248
Loligo, how served, 237
Louis XI imprisons blackbirds, 199
“ XIV., his public repasts, 349
“ his dinners, 350
“ suppers, 350
Lucanian sausages, 138, 140
Lucrinus, a lake renowned for its fish, 243
Lucullian ham, 139
Lucullus, introduced the cherry tree, 102
“ his park, 181
“ fed thrushes, 199
“ brought up the sea to his gardens, 213
“ his ambigu to Cicero and Pompey, 257, 348
Lupin, used for cattle, 47
“ etymology, 48
Lutatian cherry, 103
Luxury of the Romans, 356
Lycurgus commanded little children to fast, 252
“ destroyed the vines of LacedÆmon, 323
Lysimachus, his tax on salt, 267
MacÉdoine Germanique of milk, 170
Macedonia, its giant pigs, 136
“ of chickens, 157
Macedonian pork, 138
Mackerel, 235
“ its dangerous appetite; supplied a sort of garum, 236, 270
“ appreciated by the ancients, 236
“ etymology, 235
“ furnished a valuable brine, 213
Madidus panis, a sort of cosmetic, 38
MecÆnas introduced the flesh of the ass, 150
Magiric science, its beginnings, 123
Mahomedans abstain from the pig, 134
Majordomo, 260
Mallows, their properties; in high renown; among the ancient acetaria; how prepared; served as a salad, 64
Mamertinum wine, 329
Manlius, his trick with the Gauls, 33
Manure, Greek and Roman, 14
“ obtained from thrushes, 198
Maple, used for tables, 368
Maragnon cocoa, 313
Mares’ milk cheese, 173
Marionettes with the ancients, 395
Marjoram wine (wild), 333
Markets, 128
Market-bell, 212
Marl, used as manure, 14
Martinique coffee, 310
Mary Stuart’s supper, 383
Mauviette, a species of lark, 207
Meals, their number, 342
Meat, preserved without sa lt, 131
“ sold by mication, 129
“ given by guests to their servants, 394
Median apples, 109
Mediastini, servants, 387
Megalartus, taught to knead flour, 32
Meilleraye, his bill for vinegar (Duke de La), 278
Meleager, mourned by turkeys, 164
Meleagrides, turkeys, 164
Melitates, a sort of pastry, 33, 285
Mellona, the protectress of bees, 273
Melon, 77
“ from Asia; perfumed by the Greeks; appreciated in Rome; how to render it milder; its Hygienic qualities; how prepared; brought from Italy, 78
Mercury was presented with milk, 169
Merenda, 343
Mication, used for the sale of meat, 129
Michaelmas day, goose served at dinner, 161
Michaux, a botanist, 19
“ brought peas into repute, 56
Miletus, the inventor of grinding-stones, 25
Milk, 168
“ a primitive food, 123
“ an emblem of fertility; the principal food of several nations, 168
“ offered to Ceres; to Mercury; its qualities, 169
“ MacÉdoine Germanique of, 170
“ mixed with coffee, 312
Millers, their festival (Roman), 26
Millet, 43
“ used for making cakes, 20
Millium, millet, 20
Mills introduced to Rome, 25
“ of the ancients; hydraulic mills; mentioned by Vitruvius, 27
“ where invented; constructed by Belisarius; description; known in England, 28
“ wind-mills, 29
Milo, a notorious eater, 143, 339
Minerva, the patroness of the olive tree, 95
“ produced the olive tree, 97
Minos, his sumptuary laws, 346
Mint, formerly a young girl; prevented milk from curdling, 90
“ wine, 333
MinturnÆ, the retreat of Apicius, 247
Mirabelle plums, 105
Misor taught the art of seasoning, 267
Mithoecus, a magiric writer, 254
Mithridates cultivated the cherry tree, 102
“ his antidote, 119
“ his opinion of the duck, 158
Mocha coffee, 310
Mola, a goddess, 25, 26
Monsieur, plums of, 105
Morel, a sort of mushroom, 282
Moretaria, a stomachic condiment, 272
Mortars, used to pound the grain, 24, 25
Mosaic l 285, 290
PatinÆ, dishes, 263
Peach-tree, supposed to be poisonous; price of peaches; how preserved, 104
Peacocks, 166
“ admired by Alexander the Great; kept in aviaries; their price; exhibited in Greece; appreciated in Rome, 166
“ ridiculous consumption; fattened by Livio; of Samos; reared by Tiberius, 167
“ served as if alive, 167
“ sacrificed to Caligula, 165
“ eggs, 177, 390
“ utility of their feathers, 340
“ used by Roman polyphagists, 244
“ their tails designed on tables, 369
Pear-tree, its native place; qualities of pears, 107
Peas, 56
“ green, little appreciated; grey, relished by the ancients; sold at the Circus, 56
“ a kind of bribe, 57
Pelasgus patronised the beech tree, 23
Pelorus celebrated for its oysters (Cape), 244
Peniculi, washers, 379
Pennyroyal used as a digestive, 90
“ wine, 333
Pentapharmacum of the Emperor Verus, 257
Pentateuch of Moses, 10
Pepper used by the ancients, 277
Perch, from the Rhine; given to the sick; fed in the Moselle; relished by the Romans; how dressed, 232
Perdix rustica, the wood-cock, 207
Perfumes, used by the guests, 383
Persians, fond of water-cresses, 84

“ their veneration for water, 293
“ predilection of their kings for figs, 113
Persiller, to give pungency to cheese, 174
Pertinax, fond of pheasants, 195
Pestles, used for bruising wheat, 25
Petronius’s eggs, 201
Pharsalians, their mighty appetite, 340
Pheasants, relished by Severus, 160
“ eggs, 177
“ discovered by the Argonauts; kept in aviaries; adorned the triumph of Ptolemy; served in sumptuous repasts, 194
“ scarce in Italy; Vitellius relished their brains; sacrificed to Caligula; recommended to weak stomachs; sold frozen, 195
“ sausages, 390
Phenicopter, flamingo, 200
Philip of Macedon, fond of apples, 108
Philip-le-Bel’s regulations for fast-days, 214
Philoxenus, died of indigestion, 212
“ a witty epicure, 218
“ devoted to degustation, 254
Phoenicians, abstained from pork, 134
“ venerated the ox, 142
Phrygians, their respect for the ox, 142
Phytalus, received a fig-tree from Ceres, 113
Picenum cakes, 288
Pickled pork, 138
Pickles, relished by the ancients, 278
Pic-nics, known to the ancients, 344
Pie, invented by the Emperor Verus, 286
Pig, killed by Ceres, 124
“ market at Rome, 129
“ portrait of the; its qualities, 133
“ offered to Venus; a sign of peace; an emblem of fecundity; abhorred by the Egyptians; forbidden to the Jews; to the Mahomedans, 134
“ of Macedonia, 136
“ stuffed with game, 137
“ forbidden to ramble; of the Abbey St. Antoine, 141
“ suckling, 137
“ the discoverer of truffles, 279
Pigeons, how they were caught, 162
“ a dainty dish; recommended to the sick; their price; how prepared, 163
Pigeon-houses, 162
Pike, little esteemed by ancient epicures; its multiplication; preparation; longevity, 228
Pilau, 258
Pilchard, how stuffed by the Romans, 238
Pine, consecrated to Cybele, 95
Pip-fruit, 106
Pique-assiette, parasite, 382
Piquette, weak wine of the ancients, 326
Pistachio-tree, a native of India; brought to Rome by Vitellius, 120
“ nuts, recommended by Avicenna, 121
Pistores, corn grinders, 25
Pithyllus, his protector of the tongue, 255
Place of honour in banquets, 373
Placites, a kind of bread, 33
Plaice, 237
Plants, used in seasoning, 86
Plato was fond of figs, 113
Plautus worked at the mill, 27
Plough introduced into Egypt; the Egyptian plough, 12
“ the primitive, 13
“ its simplicity; ancient; Greek; Anglo-Norman; Gallic, 14
Plum tree; plums; how preserved; of Reine Claude; of Mirabelle; of Monsieur, 105
Plutarch, his vegetarian principles, 126
Pochet, her recipe for tea (Madame), 308
Poisonous peaches, 104
Poitevine sauce, 258
Poivre, his description of birds’ nests, 205
Poles, fond of cucumbers, 73
Politeness of King Clovis, 384
Pollio, his answer to Augustus, 99
Pollio’s (Vedius) atrocious cruelty, 221
“ how he chastised his slaves, 214
Pollux trained hunting dogs, 179
Polypus, its seasoning, 249
Pomegranate, fatal to Proserpine; first cultivated in the east; brought into Italy; how preserved; different species, 122
Pomona, 95
Pompey and the thrushes of Lucullus, 199
Pompion, treated without ceremony, 71
“ of Egypt; its qualities; how prepared, 72
Pontic nuts, 120
Pontiffs, their banquet (Pagan), 356
PoppÆia used asses’ milk, 169
Poppy, its preparation, 86
Pork-meat distributed to the Romans, 130
“ abhorred by some nations, 134
“ recommended to wrestlers; its reputation, 135
“ disguised in various ways, 136
“ pickled, 138
Porpoises, 215
Porter, ostiarius, 376
Portugal orange, 112
Portughan, a name of the orange, 111
Portuguese, introduced the orange tree, 111
Pot-de-vin, a bribe, 337
Poularde À la Viminale, 156
Poultry, the best of aliments, 152
“ permitted to some religious order, 153
“ art of fattening, 161
Pounded bread, 40
PrÆcocia, apricots, 103
PrÆfectus annonÆ, 36
PrÆgustator, 378
Prayers before meals, 344, 390
Prefect of Rome, 355
Prestigiators, 395
Priapus, a protector of fruit trees, 95
Priests of Mars, great epicures, 343
Probus restored the vine to Gaul, 322
Procillatores, servants, 377
Procurator, major-domo, 260
PrÆneste enriched by hazel nuts, 120
Profusion in the City of London (Ancient), 351
Prodigality of the Earl of Warwick, 351
Prometheus sacrificed an ox, 124
Proserpine, was too fond of pomegranates, 122
Provisions mentioned in the Scriptures, 354
“ price of, 358
Prytanea in Greece, 347
Ptisana, barley water, 42
“ a sorry liquid, 304
Pudding, Carthaginian, 43
“ hasty, 44
“ black, 138
Pullarius, his office, 156
Pultiphagists, 33
Punch given by Sir Edward Russell, 411
Purslaine mixed with salad, 68
“ its properties, 69
Pyanepsia, one of the festivals of Apollo, 53
Pygmalion, his severity, 125
Pythagoras, abstained from beans, 53
“ was a vegetarian, 126
“ recommended honey, 273
Quails, a sovereign remedy, 196
Quails, food of the Israelites; supposed to cause epilepsy; banished from the Roman tables, 196
“ fights, 197
Quenelles of pig’s liver and brains, 140
Quince tree, a native of Cydon, 106
Quinces, their beneficial qualities; preserved in honey, 106
Quince wine, 107
Rabbits taught mankind the art of fortification; overthrow Tarragona; defeated by the Roman troops, 189
“ of Macedonia; how prepared, 190
Radishes of Judea; price in Rome; supposed to produce cabbages; how preserved, 79
“ pickled, 390
Ragouts of the middle ages, 258
Raleigh, his account of the herring fishery (Sir Walter), 239
Rancidity of butter, how to attenuate it, 172
Raspberry, 115
Ratafia, 103
Rauwolf, the first to mention coffee, 311
Rearing of cattle, 127
RÉaumur, his experiments to hatch chickens, 157
Red mullet, 218
Redstone’s funeral banquet (Sir John), 359
Reform Club, its splendid entertainments, 408
Reine Claude, plums of, 105
Remy’s silver table (St.), 370
RenÉ of Sicily introduced the plum-tree, 105
Repasts, 339
“ in common, 346
“ variety of repasts; of the Jews, 354
“ offered to Jupiter, 356
“ of Louis XIV, 349
Reservoirs on the house tops, 96
Rheumatism, cured by drinking ale, 301
Rhoites wine, 305
Rhombus, its seasoning, 235
Rice, 43
“ a nutritious grain, 20
River cray-fish, 248
Rivers, venerated by some nations, 293
Roast beef, the principal article of food in the Homeric ages, 339
Robert sauce, 258
Robigus, a god, 19
Robus, a variety of corn, 19
Rochelle wine, its price in England, 338
Rocket, how used by the ancients; its properties, 87
Rockingham, his banquet (Lord), 227
Roebuck, with spikenard; aux prunes; aux amandes de pin, 184
Roll bread, 40
Romans, fond of agriculture, 11, 13
“ eat dogs, 151
“ their manipulation of butter, 171
“ fond of fish, 212, 216
Rome its corruption; its fall, 401
Romulus, studied the advancement of agriculture, 13
“ was found under a fig-tree, 114
Rope dancers, 395
Roquefort cheese, 174, 175
Rosatum wine, 331
Rousseau, (J. J.) was not a practical vegetarian, 126
Rue, a counter poison; its properties, 90
“ wine, 333
Russell (Sir Edward), his memorable punch, 411
Rye, a detestable food, according to Pliny, 20
“ a substitute for coffee, 311
Sacred chickens, 156
Salad could not be procured for a queen, 51
“ in the middle ages, 75
Salangan, sea-swallow, 204
“ nests, 205
Salmasius, on truffles, 281
Salmon, when first mentioned; sung by Ausonius; from Aquitaine; abundant in Scotland, 233
Salonite cheese, 174
Salt, consecrated to the gods; from the asphaltite lake; used by the Jews; tax on salt, 267
“ superstitions concerning salt, 267
“ salt works in Italy; eaten with bread; four sorts, 268
Salt-meat, its preparation, 131
“ cellars, 389
Salts, digestive, 269
Samos, its oil, 98
Sandaligeruli, servants, 377
Sandals, 388
Sapa, cooked wine, 326
Sardinia, renowned for hams, 137
Saturn, the inventor of agriculture, 9
Saucepans of the ancients, 262
Saucers, 263
Sauces of various kinds, 257
Sauce manufacturers, 257
Saupiquet sauce, 258
Sausages of Lucania, 138
“ various, 140
Savillum pie, 286
Savory, 89
“ wine, 333
Scales of the ancients, 130
Scaliger, repugnance to water-cresses, 84
Scallop of Tarentum, 246
Scarus, a fish, 223
“ its renown, 213
“ celebrated for its anomalies, 224
Scate, its back appreciated by the Greeks, 233
“ despised by the Romans; its varieties according to LacÉpÈde; its eggs a curious remedy, 233
Scissor, a carver, 377
Scoparii, sweepers, 378
Scythians, drinkers of milk, 168
“ their manipulation of butter, 171
Sea, peopled with gods, 294
“ crawfish, its culinary preparation, 247
“ eels, fed on the flesh of slaves, 208, 214
“ “ heard their master’s voice; ornamented with necklaces, 220
“ “ how fattened; where caught; how prepared; from the Tiber, 221
“ “ venerated by the Egyptians; of a considerable size, 222
“ hedgehog, relished by the ancients; how prepared, 245
“ swallow, 204
“ wolf, an exquisite fish; a child of the gods; eclipsed the sturgeon; where caught; relished by the Greeks, 223
Seals, 215
Seasoning, plants used in, 86
Seasonings, 266
“ with garum, 272
Seats, 388
“ used by the Hebrews, 372
Secale, rye, 20
Sechar, an exhilarating beverage, 100
Seeds, 46
Sejus seasoning, 161
Selech, his services to mankind, 140
Thalassites wine, 330
Thasian nut, “ his sumptuary regulations, 347
Timachidas, a cook and a poet, 254
Titormus, his voracity, 339
Tonsores, barbers, 387
Tooth-powder used by the Romans, 387
Tortoise, its blood; of an enormous size, 246
“ how dressed, 246, 247
Tourte, a kind of cake, 291
Tractatores, servants in the baths, 387
Tremellius, took the surname of Scrofa, 128
Triclinarches, chief steward, 378
Triclinium, 372, 278
Trimalcio, a celebrated cook, 256
Trimestre, a species of corn, 20
Tripes, their reputation, 143
Triptolemus, the inventor of agriculture, 9
“ was a vegetarian, 124
Triticum, wheat, 19
Trojan pig, 137
Tromelia, renowned for cheese, 174
Trophy of agriculture, 411
Trout, little appreciated by the Greeks;
“ relished by the Romans; how dressed, 230
Troyenne, hog À la, 136
“ wild boar À la, 406
Truffles, the daughters of thunder;
“ where they grow; various sorts, 279
“ how prepared, 280
“ discovered by pigs, 135, 279
“ syrup of, 280
“ how preserved, 281
Tunny-Fish, its entrails; from Samos;
“ offered to Neptune; of Pachynum; fishery of the Synopians; how prepared, 225
“ obstructed the navigation of Alexander; of an immense size, 226
“ used for garum, 270
Turbot, a delicious food; compared to the pheasant; the turbot of Domitian, 224
“ of Attica, 225
Turnips, from Thebes; Amiternum; how they were eaten, 67
Turkey, still retains the use of garum, 273
Turkey-hen, 163
“ how many are required to eat a turkey-hen; celebrated by Sophocles; bewailing the death of Meleager; reared in Roman farms; scarce in Egypt and Greece; introduced into Rome, 164
“ sacrificed to Caligula; how fattened; À l’Africaine, 165
“ how prepared, 166
“ introduced into various countries; admired by Charles IX. of France, 165
“ turkey eggs, 166
Turtle dove, 207
Twelfth-night cake, its composition, 54
Typhes, a sort of bread, 33
Tyrontes, a sort of bread, 33
Tyrotarichus, a popular dish, 174
Uladislas (King), his repugnance to apples, 108
Ulric (St.) festival of, 215
Ulysses, renowned for carving, 129
“ laid the cloth, 252
“ a model of delicacy, 380
Unguentarii, perfumers, 387
Utensils, culinary, 261
“ of the 14th century, 265
Vanilla chocolate, 313
Variety of repasts, 354
Varro’s aviary, 198
Vase of the House of Brunswick, 302
Vases of Sardonyx, 320
“ of silver; of gold, 321
Vatel, his tragic death, 215
Vauban’s recipe for eating corn in soup, 15
Veal, À la Syracusaine; À la Tarentaise, 144
Vegetables, 49
“ dried, 53
“ relished by the Romans, 50, 51
“ how preserved; scarce in England, three centuries ago, 51
Vegetarians, 126
Venafrum, 99
Venison, appreciated by eastern nations, 181
Ventilation of the dining-room, 392
Ventre de truie À l’AthÉnienne; À la Romaine, 139
Verjuice, its ancient use, 277
Vertumnus, 95
Verus (the Emperor), invented a new dish, 257, 286
“ his couches, 373
Vespucius (Americus) introduced the turkey into Portugal, 165
Vesta, the goddess of bakers, 37
Vestis coenatoria, convivial dress, 388
Vicar’s wine, 337
Victoria, coronation banquet of H. M. Queen, 408
Victua, the goddess of food, 356
Villar’s Swiss porter, 341
Vine, cultivated in England, 335
Vinegar, its alleged qualities; from Egypt; used to cool the cannons, 278
“ cruet, 264
Vines, protected by the Roman law, 324
Vinum Tethalassomenon, 330
Violatum wine, 331
Vitellius, brought the pistachio tree to Rome, 120
“ regaled on pheasants’ brains, 195
“ served with a dish of 7,000 birds, 208
“ grew tired of sea-eels, 221
“ his culinary expenses, 257, 348
“ was an active polyphagist, 341
“ his nocturnal banquets, 345
Vocatores, servants, 377
Voracity, examples of, 339, 341
Vulture, 194
Walnut tree, a native of Asia, consecrated to Jupiter, reserved to Persian kings, 118
Walnuts, when served; how eaten; their qualities; used as an antidote; strewed on the nuptial chamber, 119
Warwick, his prodigality (Earl of), 351
Washers, peniculi, 379
Water, a vivifying principle; venerated by ancient nations, 293
“ conveyed into Rome, 295
“ its curative virtue, 296
“ cure system, practised by the Romans, 297
“ hot, used to drink, 296
“ cresses, a native of Crete; esteemed by the Persians; despised by Plutarch; their properties, 84
“ an anti-scorbutic; how prepared 85
“ hen, 206
“ mills, 27, 28
Wax figures among the Romans, 377
“ vases, 318
Weaning supper, 357
Wedding-cake of the Romans, 286
“ wine, 337
“ repast of H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence, 351
“ day banquet, 357
“ of Charles VI., 259
Weights of the ancients, 130
Westphalia celebrated for hams, 137
Whales, 215
“ of four acres, 213
Wheat, 19
“ its price in Greece; public distribution in Rome, 21
“ its price in the olden times, 22
“ Indian, 44
Whiting, its light flesh, 230
“ its preparation, 231
Whitten used for tables, 368
Wild boar À la Troyenne, 185, 406
“ of immense size; served by Caranus; raised on farms, 186
“ how served, 187
“ how prepared, 186, 187
“ preceded by trumpeters, 187
Wild marjoram wine, 89
“ thyme, 89
William the Conqueror, his sumptuous banquets, 352
Wind-mills, 29
Wine, of grain; of the Britons, 301
“ obtained from fruits, 305, 322
“ disliked by some nations, 323
“ method of making, 325
“ fining of; how clarified, 327
“ of different kinds; Greek; Italian, 328
“ of a hundred leaves; white; red; two hundred years old; how to change its colour, 329
“ mixed with sea-water; of Chios; various made wines, 330
“ interdicted to Roman ladies, 331, 332
“ its price in Greece; in Rome, 331
“ the drink of generous souls, 332
“ of Campania, 333
“ dealers in, 336
“ used for presents and fees; of citizenship, 337
“ sweet, 326
“ hot, 393
“ press of the ancients, 325
Wood, an extraordinary eater (Nicholas), 341
Woodcock, how prepared, 207
Wood-hen, 206
Wormwood, esteemed by the Egyptians; its various uses, 93
“ wine; its composition; it prevented giddiness, 98, 334
Wreaths of flowers, 391
Wrestlers fed on pork, 135
“ rewarded with an ox, 142
“ fed with cheese, 173
Xerxes, fighting for figs, 114
Xiphias fish, 225
York banquet, 403
Ypocras, 338
Zea, rice wheat, 20
Zeno, of Citium, of the same nature as the lupins, 47
“ cooked his lentils himself, 57
Zythum, beer, 299