therefore, it may belong to the foregoing leek recipes.
V. This is not so. Here the noun is made subject to the
first verb, as is practiced frequently. Moreover, the
mode of preparation fits beets nicely, except for the
flour to which we object in note 3, below. To cook beets
with leeks, spices and wine and serve them (cold) with
oil and vinegar is indeed a method that cannot be
improved upon.

[3] Tac., Tor., List., G.-V. _uvam passam_,
_Farinam_--raisins and flour--for which there is no
reason. Sch. _varianam_--raisin wine of the Varianian
variety; Bas. _Phariam_. V. inclined to agree with Sch.
and Bas.

[98] ANOTHER WAY
_ALITER BETAS ELIXAS_

COOK THE BEETS WITH MUSTARD [seed] AND SERVE THEM WELL PICKLED IN A
LITTLE OIL AND VINEGAR.

V. Add bay leaves, cloves, pepper grains, sliced onion
and a little sugar, and you have our modern pickled
beets.

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[99] GREEN VEGETABLES, POT HERBS
_OLISERA_ [1]

[The greens] TIED IN HANDY BUNDLES, COOKED AND SERVED WITH PURE OIL;
ALSO PROPER WITH FRIED FISH.

[1] Tac. _Olisera_; Tor. _Olifera_ (_sev mauis olyra_)
Tor. is mistaken. Hum., List. _Olisatra_; (old Ms. note
in our Hum. copy: "_Alessandrina uulgo_") from
_olusatrum_--_olus_--pot herbs, cabbage, turnips. G.-V.
_Holisera_, from _holus_, i.e. _olus_ and from _olitor_
one who raises pot herbs.

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[100] TURNIPS OR NAVEWS
_RAPAS SIVE NAPOS_

[Turnips are] COOKED [soft, the water is] SQUEEZED [out; then] CRUSH A
GOOD AMOUNT OF CUMIN AND A LITTLE RUE, ADD PARTHICAN [1] LASER OR [2]
VINEGAR, STOCK, CONDENSED WINE AND OIL [3] HEAT MODERATELY AND SERVE.

[1] i.e. Persian laser; List. _laser, Parthicum_; (the
comma makes a difference!) Sch. _particum_--a part.

[2] Tac., Tor. _vel acetum_; List. G.-V. _mel, acetum_.
Another comma; and "honey" instead of "or." V. We doubt
this: the vinegar is an alternative, for it takes the
place of the more expensive Persian _laser_ (which was
an essence of the _laser_ root, often diluted with
vinegar).

[3] List., G.-V. _oleum modice_: _fervere_; Tor. _&
oleum, quae modice fervere facias_. Again note Lister's
punctuation here and in the foregoing notes. The
misplaced commas and colons raise havoc with the formulae
everywhere. Torinus, who in his preface complains that
his authority has no punctuation wh