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’œuvre, 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 salt, 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
Mithœcus, 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 law, concerning cattle, 127
Moses, promoted agriculture, 11, 322
Mostecham sauce, 258
Mountebanks enlivening the banquets, 344
Moût sauce, 258
Mugil, how dressed, 235
Mulberry tree, its wisdom; a native of Canaan; its juice and wine, 116
Mullet, red, 218
“  killed on the table, 213, 218
“  in brine, 213
“  anecdote of Philoxenus, 218
“  how cooked; its price, 218
“  its liver and head; weight, 219
Mulsum wine, cure for head-ache, 331
Muræna, sea-eel, 208
“  dear to Hortensius, 214
Murrhine vases, 319
Muria, brine; dura; a convivial punishment, 269
Muses, protected the palm-tree, 95, 100
Mushrooms, the dish of the gods; their poisonous effects; relished by the ancients, 282
“  how they are grown, 283
Musicians, symphoniaci, 389
Mussels, praised by the ancients, served to the gods; how seasoned, 245
Mustaceum of the Romans, 286
Mustard, 46
“  etymology, 46, 47
“  a remedy against venomous serpents, 46
Myrrhinum wine, 331
Myrtites wine, 305
Myrtle wine, 334

Napkins used by the ancients, 375
Naples, its good cheer, 126
Napoleon I., his coronation banquet, 407
Nero’s iced water, 305
“  dining-room, 363
“  he sets fire to Rome, 369
“  biographical note, 399
Nestor’s cup, 317
Nets, 249
New year eggs, 178
Nicolas of Damascus, his dates, 101
Nicomachus and his estate, 177
Nicomedes and his cook, 44, 45
Noisettes, hazel nuts, 120
Nomenculatores, servants, 377
Northumberland (Duke of), his munificence, 408
Nougat of the ancients, 285
Numidian chicken, 157
Nut-tree, 120
“  nuts of Jupiter; Persian, 118
“  of Heraclea, 120

Oak, supplied a primitive food, 24
Oatmeal, relished by the ancients, 43
Oats, 42
“  appreciated by the Germans, 20
“  oat soup; oat cream, 42
Obsonator, servant, 260, 377
Œnanthinum wine, 335
Œnogarum, 73
Officers appointed to watch over the water, 294
Oil, abounded in the East; used by the Patriarchs, 97
“  the best; its price in Rome, 98
“  served to Julius Cæsar; used at the baths; distribution of oil, 99
“  Liburnian oil, 100
“  of almonds, 117
“  of chestnuts, 121
Oil-mills, invented by Aristæus, 97
Olive-tree, 96
“  discovered by Minerva; its pre-eminence; used for various emblems, 97
“  cultivated by the Jews; in Greece, 98
Olives, preserved by the Hebrews; of Andalusia; of Granada; cultivation, 98
“  when served, 99
Olla, a Spanish dish, 258
Olympian pig’s liver, 140
Omphacomeli, a beverage, 305
Onions, brought into Greece; how prepared; with honey, 76
Orach, its pernicious properties, 87
Orange-tree, its native place; introduced by the Portuguese; unknown to the Romans, 111
“  stuck with cloves, 112
Orchius, the Tribune, 381
Organs of the Romans, 389
Orpheus and the primitive egg, 176
Ortolans, sent to Rome, 203
Oryza, rice, 20
Osiris, the inventor of agriculture, 9
“  introduced the plough into Egypt, 12
Ostiarius, porter, 376
Ostrich, fatted and salted, 203
“  served on some tables; dish of ostrich’s brains; eggs; a friandise, 204
Otranto, the palm tree of, 100
Ovens, used by the Jews, 31
“  near the hand-mills, 33
“  first built in Rome, 34
“  portable, 35
Ox, sacrificed by Prometheus, 124
“  offered to Jupiter; devouring a sacred cake, 125
“  roasted whole, 142, 410
“  an emblem of agriculture; its image on coins; offered to pugilists, 142
“  its flesh permitted to the Hebrews; praised by Hippocrates; price of, 143
“  highly valued by the Romans, 145
“  care taken of; tracing a furrow, 14
“  sacrificed to Bubona, 128
Oxycrat, a military drink, 304
Oxymel, 304
Oxyporon, a seasoning, 274
Oysters, uncommon in ancient times; served to the pagan pontiffs; their price, 242
“  preserved fat and alive; sent to Trajan; when served in Greece; often served raw; how fattened, 343
“  how dressed; from the Atlantic ocean; from Bordeaux; how preserved; pickled; forgotten for a long period, 244

Palatine broil, 147
Pales, 128
Palestine, renowned for its wines, 322
Palladius cultivated the lemon tree, 110
Palm-tree, consecrated to the Muses, 95, 100
“  of Otranto, 100
“  its usefulness, 101
“  supplied the schecar, 100
Pan, 31
Pandarus, exempt from indigestions, 251
Panic-grass, 43
“  a favourite dish, 20
Panis, bread; etymology, 31, 32
Parasites, 382, 388
“  their place in banquets, 380
Parks, 180
Parrot-fish, 223
Parsley given as a prize, 82
“  its origin; culinary preparation; a symbol of mourning, 83
Parsley, the food of chargers; a favourite plant with Horace; sung by Anacreon, 83
“  seed wine, 333
Parthian chicken, 157
Partridges, 195
“  their price; the best parts; their fights, 196
“  feathers used for couches, 373
“  eggs, 177
Paschal lamb, 146
Passum wine, 330
Pastry of the Jews; among the Egyptians; with the Greeks and Romans, 284
“  patronised by eminent persons, 290
“  its progress, 291
“  cooks, 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