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
Antecœna, 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
Aristœus, 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
Asafœtida, 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, 252
Blackbirds, dear to the Roman epicures; medicinal properties; imprisoned by Louis XI, 199
Blé, wheat, 19
Blit, its insipidity, 68
Bœotia, produced excellent pomegranates, 122
“      renowned for its ducks, 158
Bœuf-gras, a fatted ox, 145
Bold appetite, 255
Boleti, mushrooms, 283
Bon Chrétien pear, 107
Books placed in the dining-room, 364
Bordeaux, its oysters, 244
Botargo, a preparation from the eggs of mullets, 220
Bourbon coffee, 310
Bourriche of oysters, 242
Bouturon, butter, 171
Brahmin women, worship a cow, 145
Braket, a beverage for the lower classes, 303
Bramble of Ida, 115
Braziers of the ancients, 365
Bread, how made in the East, 30
“    without leaven, 31
“    of Athens; of Megara, 32
“    various kinds in Greece, 32, 33
“    baking, 33
“    of the athletæ, 37
“    soaked in vinegar, 278
“    carried round the tables, 392
Breakfast of Galba, 257
“  of the Romans; of the Greeks, 342
“      first meal, 344, 349
Brill, 237
Brine, used to preserve cheese, 174
“    from the blood of mackerel, 213
“    served at table, 268
“    brought from Dalmatia, 269
Britons, paid little attention to agriculture, 16
“    their frugality, 17
“      abstained from the hare, 188
“    “  from fish, 214
Brocoli, esteemed by connoisseurs; how prepared, 69
Brouet, a German dish, 258
Bubona, the goddess of oxen, 128
Buccellatum, biscuit, 37
Buffets of the Romans, 364
“      in the middle ages, 365
Buffon and the truffles, 279
Buffoons, 382
Buhl work, valued by the ancients, 369
Bun, its probable origin (Cross), 290
Buphonic feast, 125
Burgundy wine, 336
Bustard, 206
Butchers in Greece; in Rome; their patron, 129
“      corporations; regulations, 130, 131
Butter, a substitute for oil, 100
“    known in the East, 170
“    its manipulation; used for pastry; served instead of oil; the food of the barbarians; a remedy, 171
“  how to obtain it instantly; how to attenuate its rancidity; its preservation; burned in lamps, 172
“    fried or roasted, 258
“  regulations for its sale, 172
“  Tower, the, 172
Butts, of the ancients, 327

Cabbage, cured all diseases, 50
“      various preparations; brought into Gaul; how preserved, 61
Cacabaceus panis, a kind of bread, 38
Cadmus, the culinary tutor of a king, 253
Cæsar, served with bad oil, 99
“    sumptuary regulations, 347
Cake, devoured by an ox, 125
Cakes of the ancients, 285
Caligula, made his own apotheosis, 165
“      his expedition against Britain, 241
Calves, how fed, 143
Cambis devoured his wife, 339
Camels’-milk cheese, 173
“      flesh, 190
Cameline sauce, 257
Campanian bacon, 140
“        wines, 333
Canard, a French, 158
Candelabra, 389
Cantabria, renowned for hams, 137
Cantibaris, his stupendous gluttony, 340
Capers, left to the people; how prepared, 91
Capitolian pig’s liver, 140
Capon, first introduced, 154
“    à la déliaque, 155
Cappadocians, venerated water, 293
Capreæ, excesses of, 126
Capsarii, attendants in the Roman baths, 387
Caracas cocoa, 313
Caranus, a Greek epicure; his wedding repast, 155, 186
Carenum, cooked wine, 326
Caria, its oil, 98
Carp, held in estimation; how cooked; its size; its fecundity; its longevity; where naturalised, 229
Carrots, much esteemed; how prepared, 68
Carthaginian chariot, 15
“          apples, 122
Cartier (Jacques), 231
Carver, 377
Carvilius, an artist in buhl-work, 369
Carving, art of; with music, 260
Castella aquarum, large water basins, 295
Castor, trained horses, 179
Catalonia, celebrated for hams, 137
Catesby, his opinion of the flamingo, 201
Catinus, a vase, 263
Cato, noticed the fig tree, 114
“    sold his old slaves, 208
“  his recipe for a cake, 287
Cattle mentioned in the Mosaic law; valued by the Romans; rearing of cattle, 127
“    markets of the Hebrews; of the Greeks, 128
“    of the Romans, 129
Cattle, feeding of, 128
Cauliflowers unknown in England before Charles II., 52
Caviar, how prepared; of two sorts, 217
Cayenne coffee, 310
Cecilian cherry, 103
Celer, the price he gave for a red mullet, 213
Cellars of the ancients, 326
Celtiberia, swarming with rabbits, 189
Cereals, 19, 22
“    name of a feast; when discovered, 22
Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, 9, 13
“    a queen of Sicily, 24
“    gave the fig tree to Phytalus, 113
“    killed the first pig, 124
“    was presented with milk, 169
Cerevisia, beer, 300
Chafing-dishes, 262
Chailly, bread of, 39
Chairs used by the Greeks, 318
Chalices of the Greeks, 372
“      of amber, 321
Champagne wine, 33
Champignon sausages, 390
Charcutier, pork butcher, 132
Charlemagne’s kitchen-garden, 51
“          silver tables, 370
Charles VI. of France; his wedding banquet, 259
“        poisoned by mushrooms, 282
Charles IX. of France; his edict in favour of agriculture, 18
“        an admirer of turkeys, 185
Charles X. of France; his coronation banquet, 408
Cheese, 168
“  mentioned by Aristotle, 171
“  invented by Aristœus; 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 Cœlienne; 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,