rooms, tomatoes--each
article prepared separately, but when served together
will form an integral part of ONE dish.

The above formulae, though somewhat incomplete, are good
and gastronomically correct. A combination of these
_isicia_ such as we here suggest would be entirely
feasible and would in fact make a dish of great
refinement, taxing the magiric artist's skill to the
utmost. We would class them among the _entremets chauds_
which are often used on a buffet table or as hot _hors
d'{oe}uvres_.

[47] ANOTHER KIND OF KROMESKIS [1]
_ALITER ISICIA OMENTATA_

FINELY CUT PULP [of pork] IS GROUND WITH THE HEARTS [2] OF WINTER
WHEAT AND DILUTED WITH WINE. FLAVOR LIGHTLY WITH PEPPER AND BROTH AND
IF YOU LIKE ADD A MODERATE QUANTITY OF [myrtle] BERRIES ALSO CRUSHED,
AND AFTER YOU HAVE ADDED CRUSHED NUTS AND PEPPER [3] SHAPE THE
FORCEMEAT INTO SMALL ROLLS, WRAP THESE IN CAUL, FRY, AND SERVE WITH
WINE GRAVY.

[1] Wanting in Lister.

[2] Fine wheat flour, cream of wheat.

[3] Either pepper corns or allspice.

The original leaves us in doubt as to the kind of meat
to be used, if any.

II

[48] DUMPLINGS OF PHEASANT
_ISICIA PLENA_

[Lightly roast choice] FRESH PHEASANTS [cut them into dice and mix
these with a] STIFF FORCEMEAT MADE OF THE FAT AND THE TRIMMINGS OF THE
PHEASANT, SEASON WITH PEPPER, BROTH AND REDUCED WINE, SHAPE INTO
CROQUETTES OR SPOON DUMPLINGS, AND POACH IN HYDROGARUM [water seasoned
with garum, or even plain salt water].

[49] DUMPLINGS AND HYDROGARUM
_HYDROGARATA ISICIA_

CRUSH PEPPER, LOVAGE AND JUST A SUSPICION OF PELLITORY, MOISTEN WITH
STOCK AND WELL WATER, ALLOW IT TO DRAW, PLACE IT IN A SAUCE PAN, BOIL
IT DOWN, AND STRAIN. POACH YOUR LITTLE DUMPLINGS OF FORCEMEAT IN THIS
LIQUOR AND WHEN THEY ARE DONE SERVE IN A DISH FOR ISICIA, TO BE SIPPED
AT THE TABLE.

[50] CHICKEN FORCEMEAT
_ISICIA DE PULLO_

[Raw] CHICKEN MEAT, 1 LB. OF DARNEL [1] MEAL, ONE QUARTER PINT OF
STOCK AND ONE HALF OUNCE OF PEPPER.

[1] Tor. _lolae floris_; Hum.-List. and G.-V. _olei
floris_--virgin olive oil?--first choice flour? Goll.
olive (violet?) flowers; Dann. Olive oil.

The suggestion of oil is plausible because of the lack
of fat in chicken meat, but the quantity--1 lb.--is out
of question. Moreover, the binder would be lacking. This
is found in the Torinus rendering.

His _lolae floris_