IN A WINE SAUCE;
[and] YOU WILL FIND THEM TO BE TENDER AND NOT CAUSING INDIGESTION.

[1] Usually cucumbers are parboiled in water and then
finished in broth; most often after being parboiled they
are stuffed with forcemeat and then finished in broth.

[83] CUCUMBERS ANOTHER WAY
_ALITER CUCUMERES RASOS_

[Peeled cucumbers are] STEWED WITH BOILED BRAINS, CUMIN AND A LITTLE
HONEY. ADD SOME CELERY SEED, STOCK AND OIL, BIND THE GRAVY WITH EGGS
[1] SPRINKLE WITH PEPPER AND SERVE.

[1] Tor. _bis obligabis_--tie twice--for which there is
no reason, except in case the sauce should curdle. List.
_oleo elixabis_--fry in oil--obviously wrong, as the
materials for this stew are already cooked. Sch. _ovis
obligabis_--bind with eggs--which is the thing to do in
this case.

[84] ANOTHER CUCUMBER RECIPE
_ALITER CUCUMERES_

CUCUMBERS, PEPPER, PENNYROYAL, HONEY OR CONDENSED MUST, BROTH AND
VINEGAR; ONCE IN A WHILE ONE ADDS SILPHIUM.

Sounds like a fancy dressing for raw sliced cucumbers,
though there are no directions to this effect.

VII

[85] MELON-GOURD AND MELONS
_PEPONES ET MELONES_

PEPPER, PENNYROYAL, HONEY OR CONDENSED MUST, BROTH AND VINEGAR; ONCE
IN A WHILE ONE ADDS SILPHIUM.

Same as 84; which confirms above theory. It is quite
possible that melons were eaten raw with this fancy
dressing. Many people enjoy melons with pepper and salt,
or, in salad form with oil and vinegar. Gourds, however,
to be palatable, must be boiled and served either hot or
cold with this dressing.

VIII

[86] MALLOWS
_MALVAS_

THE SMALLER MALLOWS [are prepared] WITH GARUM [1], STOCK [2] OIL AND
VINEGAR; THE LARGER MALLOWS [prepare] WITH A WINE SAUCE, PEPPER AND
STOCK, [adding] CONDENSED WINE OR RAISIN WINE.

[1] Tor. _Garum_; List. _Oenogarum_.

[2] _Liquamen_--depending upon the mode of serving the
mallows, hot or cold.

IX

[87] YOUNG CABBAGE, SPROUTS [1]
_CYMAS ET CAULICULOS_ [2]

[Boil the] SPROUTS; [1] [season with] CUMIN [3], SALT, WINE AND OIL;
IF YOU LIKE [add] PEPPER, LOVAGE, MINT, RUE, CORIANDER; THE TENDER
LEAVES OF THE STALKS [stew] IN BROTH; WINE AND OIL BE THE SEASONING.

[1] Including, perhaps, cauliflower and broccoli.

[2] List. _Cimae & Coliculi. Nunc crudi cum condimentis
nunc elixati inferentur._ Served sometimes raw with
dressing, sometimes boiled.

[3] Cumin or