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Pompeii, plants and purgatory By Robin Lane Fox Published: December 11 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 11 2004 02:00 Gardening books are great fun to give...
With the new year comes the exciting prospect of a new season. This summer my group is to embark on a week long Roman camp. Not a public show as we so often...
Look at Cato's De Agri Cultura (On Farming, tr. Dalby); in the instructions for making hams, the meat is smoked. Dalby's Food in the Ancient World also has a...
Cathy Kaufman
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Jan 1, 2005 6:24 pm
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"Food in Roman Britain" (Joan P. Alcock, Tempus Publishing, 2001; ISBN 0 7524 1924 2) there is quite a bit on cheeses - and even smoked cheeses - as well as ...
Is there anything telling us about what cuts of meat the Romans ate? I assume they didn't eat sirloin, but then again, who knows? I certainly don't. ... ...
I am just wondering if most of the people in this discussion group use classical Latin or the vulgate when serving dishes and welcoming guests. From what I...
Message: 2 Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 06:07:18 +0000 (GMT) From: Allan Hunnicutt <allanhunni@...> Subject: Classical or Colloquial? I am just wondering if...
Subject: Use of Latin when serving Roman food. Merlinia, you say that you use English when serving food as most of your guests don't know much more Latin than...
Did the Romans eat durum wheat? According to some books I've read (Clifford Wright's book on Siclian cookery included) it was first brought to Europe (Sicily)...
... they? ... hickory ... Hi, It was a long time ago, but I went through two articles that may interest you: -N. BLANC, « Techniques du fumage chez les...
Thank you, I was beginning to wonder if anyone had come across anything that described a Roman smoker. Any idea where I might get a copy of the article you...
The answer to this (along with much else) is to be found in Andrew Dalby's Food in the Ancient World from A to Z (Routledge London 2003 an invaluable book...
Weingarten
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Jan 8, 2005 8:47 pm
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I am new to this group (having met Allan and durum wheat elsewhere). I look forward to great discoveries. I have already skirted Apicius in research done...
Richard, You can get the article in any library that buys the "Revue Archéologique de l'Est". I don't know which ones do in England. Maybe you should have a...
I was wandering in a Middle East store and saw something called grape syrup. Is this the same as must? I am trying to find a starting point and wonder if this...
If it's dark-colored, it probably resembles 'defrutum'. There's an Italian product called 'grappa', which is about the same. If it's light-colored, it could be...
... fresh pressed, and let to marinate at a cold place with all of the skins and seeds for a little while (i'm not too sure how long, maybe a day or two, or...
I asked this question when I first joined the group some time ago, but figured it was worth asking again since there are new members... I once came across a...
... I purchased a bottle of must in September to make Must Cakes. It was a small bottle (around 8 oz) and expensive (around $7 US). The must syrup was quite...
First of all: the colour of the syrup or juice depends on the colour of the grapes (from white to dark red/blue) and the method of pressing the grapes. ...
RM
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Jan 15, 2005 10:58 pm
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hi Joe Can I just say that 'legionnaire's' are members the French army or a disease! The Romans had legionaries. I am interested in the sauce you mention but...
Hi Richard Thanks...can't believe I made a rookie mistake like that. It was a sauce used in the Roman Legions - I remember vividly a British cooking show and...