. They keep very well in a cool,
well-ventilated place; in fact they would hardly keep
very long if treated in the above manner. These
directions are better applied to vegetables like dock or
monk's rhubarb. Lister, taking Humelbergii word for it,
accepts "turnips" as the only truth; but he has little
occasion to assail Torinus as he does: _Torinus lapam
legit, & nullibi temeritatem suam atque inscientiam
magis ostendit._

Now, if Torinus, according to Lister, "nowhere displays
more nerve and ignorance" we can well afford to trust
Torinus in cases such as this.

[27] TO KEEP TRUFFLES
_TUBERA UT DIU SERVENTUR_

THE TRUFFLES WHICH MUST NOT BE TOUCHED BY WATER ARE PLACED ALTERNATELY
IN DRY SAWDUST; SEAL THE VESSEL WITH PLASTER AND DEPOSIT IT IN A COOL
PLACE.

Dann. Clean [peel] the truffles ... in another vessel
place the peelings, seal the vessels.... V. this would
be the ruin of the truffles, unless they were
"processed" in the modern way. Our originals have
nothing that would warrant this interpretation.

[28] TO KEEP HARD-SKINNED PEACHES
_DURACINA PERSICA UT DIU DURENT_

SELECT THE BEST AND PUT THEM IN BRINE. THE NEXT DAY REMOVE THEM AND
RINSING THEM CAREFULLY SET THEM IN PLACE IN A VESSEL, SPRINKLE WITH
SALT AND SATURY AND IMMERSE IN VINEGAR.

XIII

[29] SALTS FOR MANY [ILLS]
_SALES CONDITOS AD MULTA_

THESE SPICED SALTS ARE USED AGAINST INDIGESTION, TO MOVE THE BOWELS,
AGAINST ALL ILLNESS, AGAINST PESTILENCE AS WELL AS FOR THE PREVENTION
OF COLDS. THEY ARE VERY GENTLE INDEED AND MORE HEALTHFUL THAN YOU
WOULD EXPECT. [Tor. MAKE THEM IN THIS MANNER]: 1 LB. OF COMMON SALT
GROUND, 2 LBS. OF AMMONIAC SALT, GROUND [List. AND G.-V. 3 OZS. WHITE
PEPPER, 2 OZS. GINGER] 1 OZ. [Tor. 1-1/2 OZ.] OF AMINEAN BRYONY, 1 OF
THYME SEED AND 1 OF CELERY SEED [Tor. 1-1/2 OZ.] IF YOU DON'T WANT TO
USE CELERY SEED TAKE INSTEAD 3 OZS. OF PARSLEY [SEED] 3 OZS. OF
ORIGANY, 1 OZ. OF SAFFRON [List. and G.-V. ROCKET] 3 OZS. OF BLACK
PEPPER [1] 1-1/2 OZS. ROCKET SEED, 2 OZS. OF MARJORAM [List. and G.-V.
CRETAN HYSSOP] 2 OZS. OF NARD LEAVES, 2 OZS. OF PARSLEY [SEED] AND 2
OZS. OF ANISE SEED.

[1] In view of the white pepper as directed above, this
seems superfluous. White pepper and ginger omitted by
Tor.

This is one of the few medical formulae found in Apicius.

Edward Brandt, _op. cit._, Apiciana No. 29, points out
the