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
Cœlia, beer, 200
Cœna, supper, of various descriptions, 356, 357
Cœnaculum, dining-room, 363
Cœur, 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 Bœotia; 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, 113
“ noticed by Cato; planted in the forum; food for entire armies, 114
“ how served, 115
Filbert, 120
File-fish, 237
Fillet of pork à la Béotienne, 139
Fish permitted to the Jews, 210
“ served to Queen Gatis; despised by the heroes of Homer, 211
“ Athenian law on, 212
“ disliked by the Britons, 214
Fish, of two hundred cubits, 213
“ mania, 214
“ prepared in the shape of game; its consumption in former times; its vogue under Louis XIV., 215
“ ponds, 220
“ hooks, 249
“ preservation of; piscinæ on the roofs of houses, 250
Fishermen, 249
Fishing, 249
Fishmongers of Athens, 212
“ supplying royal tables, 215
Flabellarii, servants, 377
Flamingo’s tongue, 200
“ little known in Europe, 201
Flesh most in fashion in the age of Homer, 125
Flocks of the patriarchs, 127
“ of the eastern nations, 146
Flounder, 237
Flour, its manipulation, 30
Flowers used by the guests, 383
“ spread over the table, 389
Focarii, stokers, 378
Fontainebleau, its orange tree, 112
Fontenelle, his answer to Madame Helvétius, 381
Food, primitive, 345
“ animal, 123
Forks, 263
Fornax, a goddess, 34
Forum pistrinum, the bread market, 37
Fountains of the ancients, 294
“ in dining-rooms, 366
“ spouting various liquors, 367, 385
Fowls flavoured at will, 161
Fox, 190
Francis I., how cured, 169
Francis of Paulo introduces a pear (St.), 107
Fraternity of free-livers, 270
French wine, its price in England, 338
Fricatores, servants, 387
Fritters, 285
Frogs had no repute among the ancients; in fashion in Paris; eaten in Germany; disdained in England, 249
Fruits, the primitive food; Hebrew legislation; how eaten, 95
“ how preserved, 96
“ when served, 96, 97
Fruit-trees on the house tops, 96
Frumenta, 41
Funereal banquet, 357
Furfuraceus panis, a sort of bread, 38
Furrows, their length, 18
Gala of the pagan pontiffs, 356
Galactophagists, drinkers of milk, 168
Galba’s breakfast, 257
“ gastronomic profusion, 341
Galen, his opinion of the pear, 107
Game, feathered, 193
“ its preservation, 194
“ fabulous expenses for, 207
“ abundant in Ithaca, 339
“ permitted to the Hebrews, 193
Gardening in Great Britain, 17
“ known at an early period, 59
Gardens, of Babylon; of Alcinous; Roman, 59
Garlic, a god in Egypt; a military food; given to cocks; used by countrymen; proscribed by a King of Castile, 81
“ its virtues; how to render it milder, 82
Garoe, a curious tree, 298
Garos, a shrimp, 270
Garum, 213, 269
“ sociorum; 236, 270
“ obtained from anchovies, 240
“ procured from Spain, 243
“ its price; from shrimps; from mackerel; of the allies; from tunny-fish; from the red mullet, 270
“ from saxatile fish; its preparation; used as a seasoning; from various animals, 271
“ its modifications; digestive, 272
“ used in Turkey, 273
Garus, a shrimp, 270
Gastronomy, where it has flourished, 126
“ the offspring of appetite and sensuality, 210
“ promotes friendship, 402
Gatis, Queen of Syria, 211
Gaul, renowned for hams, 137
Gauls, enticed by the figs of Italy, 114
Geese, saved the Capitol, 151
“ appreciated by the ancients; their prudence; honoured by the Britons, 159
“ kept in the Capitol; a symbol of safety; fattening, 160, 161
Gelatine sauce, 258
Gellia, anecdote of, 189
George IV., his coronation banquet, 408
Geta’s banquet, 126
“ alphabetical dishes, 257
Getes, drinkers of milk, 168
Gills of mullets, 219
Ginger, 92
“ bread, 40
“ known to the ancients, 285
Gladiators, fighting to amuse the guests, 396
Globi, a kind of pastry, 288
Gloucestershire, renowned for its wines, 336
Goat, killed by Bacchus, 124
Gold-fish, how dressed; gave its name to Sergius, 230
Golden age, dietetic of the, 124
“ apples, 109
Gods of the sea, 294
Gonesse, bread of, 39
Goose’s liver, 160, 161
Goose à la Gauloise; served on Michaelmas day, 161
Gorgor introduces honey into Spain, 273
Goslings, in repute among the Greeks, 159
“ how fattened, 160
Gourd, brought from India; how prepared and preserved; from Antioch, 66
Grain, spread on the furrows, 14
Grains, 46
Granada, its olives, 98
Granatum, pomegranate, 122
“ wine, 331
Granea, how prepared, 20
Grapes, offered to Bacchus, 95
“ served on the Roman tables, 325
“ preserved, 325
Grass, a primitive seat, 368
Grasshoppers, 265, 390
Greek-nut, 117
Greeks, fond of agriculture, 11
“ their cattle-markets, 128
“ eat dogs, 151
“ laid the foundation of Ichthyophagy, 211
Grinding of corn, 23
Grinding-stones, by whom invented, 24, 25
“ used by ancient nations, 25
Grindstones, of porous lava, 28
Gruel, of the Romans, 33, 34
Gudgeon, 238
“ when served; seasoning, 239
Guests, 368
“ their places, 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,