his extraordinary and rich dressing, perfectly
feasible and admirable when compared with our own
"Toulouse," "Financiere," "Chipolata," can be palatable
only when each component part is cooked separately
before being put into the pig. The eggs must be whipped
and diluted with broth and poured over the filling to
serve as binder. The pig must be parboiled before
filling, and the final cooking or roasting must be done
very slowly and carefully--procedure not stated by the
original which it takes for granted.

[379] COLD SAUCE FOR BOILED SUCKLING PIG
_JUS PORRO _[1]_ FRIGIDUM IN PORCELLUM ELIXUM_

CRUSH PEPPER, CARRAWAY, DILL, LITTLE ORIGANY, PINE NUTS, MOISTEN WITH
VINEGAR, BROTH [2], DATE WINE, HONEY, PREPARED MUSTARD; SPRINKLE WITH
A LITTLE OIL, PEPPER, AND SERVE.

[1] Tor. only; _porro_ indicating that the sauce may
also be served with the foregoing. Wanting in List. _et
al._

[2] Wanting in Tor.

[380] SMOKED PIG A LA TRAJANUS
_PORCELLUM TRAIANUM_ [1]

MAKE THUS: BONE THE PIG, TREAT IT AS FOR STEWING IN WINE [{Rx} No.
375, i.e. marinate for some time in spices, herbs and wine] THEREUPON
HANG IT IN THE SMOKE HOUSE [2] NEXT BOIL IT IN SALT WATER AND SERVE
THUS [3] ON A LARGE PLATTER [4].

[1] Tor. and Tac. _traganum_.

[2] _ad fumum suspendes_; G.-V. _et adpendeas, et
quantum adpendeas, tantum salis in ollam
mittes_--passage wanting in other texts, meaning,
probably, that the more pigs are used for smoking the
more salt must be used for pickling which is a matter of
course, or, the heavier the pig, ...

[3] Tor. _atque ita in lance efferes_; Tac. & _sic eum
..._; G.-V. _et siccum in lance inferes_.

[4] Hum. _salso recente_, with fresh salt pork. Tor.
_cum salsamento istoc recenti_ and Tor. continues
without interruption, indicating, perhaps, that the
following formula is to be served, or treated (boiled)
like the above.

[381] MILK-FED PIG
_IN PORCELLO LACTANTE_ [1]

ONE OUNCE OF PEPPER, A PINT OF WINE, A RATHER LARGE GLASS OF THE BEST
OIL, A GLASS OF BROTH [2], AND RATHER LESS THAN A GLASS OF VINEGAR
[3].

[1] G.-V. _lactans_, suckling, milk-fed; other texts:
_lactente_: Dann. wild boar.

[2] wanting in Tac. and Tor.

[3] a variant of the foregoing, a mild pickling solution
for extremely young suckling pigs, prior to their
smoking or boiling, o