dapted for braising tough
meats, with closefitting cover to hold the vapors.

[3] Tor. combines this and the foregoing formula. G.-V.
_siccum calidum_, for hot gravy. Perhaps a typographical
error for _succum_.

VI

BOILED, STEWED MEATS, AND DAINTY FOOD
_IN ELIXAM ET COPADIA_

[271] SAUCE FOR ALL BOILED DISHES
_JUS IN ELIXAM OMNEM_

PEPPER, LOVAGE, ORIGANY, RUE, SILPHIUM, DRY ONION, WINE, REDUCED WINE,
HONEY, VINEGAR, A LITTLE OIL, BOILED DOWN, STRAINED THROUGH A CLOTH
AND POURED UNDER THE HOT COOKED MEATS [1].

[1] A very complicated sauce for boiled viands. Most of
the ingredients are found in the Worcestershire Sauce.

[272] SAUCE FOR BOILED VIANDS
_JUS IN ELIXAM_

MAKE IT THUS: [Tor.] PEPPER, PARSLEY, BROTH, VINEGAR, FIG-DATES,
ONIONS, LITTLE OIL, POURED UNDER VERY HOT.

[273] ANOTHER
_JUS IN ELIXAM_

CRUSH PEPPER, DRY RUE, FENNEL SEED, ONION, FIGDATES, WITH BROTH AND
OIL.

[274] WHITE [bread] [1] SAUCE FOR BOILED VIANDS
_JUS CANDIDUM IN ELIXAM_

WHITE SAUCE FOR BOILED DISHES IS MADE THUS: [2] PEPPER, BROTH, WINE,
RUE, ONIONS, NUTS, A LITTLE SPICE, BREAD SOAKED TO THE SATURATION
POINT, OIL, WHICH IS COOKED AND SPREAD UNDER [the meat].

[1] Our present bread sauce, somewhat simpler, but
essentially the same as the Apician sauce, is very
popular with roast partridge, pheasant and other game in
England.

[2] Tor. sentence wanting in other texts.

[275] ANOTHER WHITE SAUCE FOR BOILED VIANDS
_ALITER JUS CANDIDUM IN ELIXAM_

ANOTHER WHITE SAUCE FOR BOILED DISHES CONTAINS: [1] PEPPER, CARRAWAY,
LOVAGE, THYME, ORIGANY, SHALLOTS, DATES, HONEY, VINEGAR, BROTH AND
OIL.

[276] WHITE SAUCE FOR DAINTY FOOD
_IN COPADIIS _[1]_ JUS ALBUM_

TAKE CUMIN, LOVAGE, RUE SEED, PLUMS FROM DAMASCUS [2] SOAK IN WINE,
ADD HONEY MEAD AND VINEGAR, THYME AND ORIGANY TO TASTE [3].

[1] Lacking definite description of the _copadia_ it is
hard to differentiate between them and the
_offelae_.--_Cupedia_ (Plaut. and Goll.), nice dainty
dishes, from _cupiditas_, appetite, desire for dainty
fare. Hence _cupedinarius_ (Terent.) and _cupediarius_
(Lamprid.) a seller or maker of dainties, a
confectioner.

[2] _Damascena_; they correspond apparently to our
present stewed (dried) prunes. It is inconceivable how
this sauce can be white in color, but, as a condiment
and if taken in small quantity, i