? THE JULIO CLAUDIAN ICONOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION This group discusses all Roman portraits from the Julio Claudian dynasty and their agreement with numismatics and...
Ave gang! Just found an interesting site I thought I'd pass on to you. Haven't had a chance to go through the whole thing so I'm not sure how...
Salvete all you good cooks and scholars, I want to make a gift to two couples in my little Roman group of a pamphlet = "A Roman feast for two ." I am and have...
... There are only three i can remember having "problems" with. The first two are not generally available. I do not have access to a garden, so i can't plant...
... Sorry, i forgot to include this link to a helpful page about tejpat: http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Cinn_tam.html I am a HUGE FAN of this website,...
... I have used a blend of fresh sage and parsley as a substitute for fresh rue. ... I use celery leaves- and I think the chinese celery is something I'm going...
Rue- In the past i've used Rosemary (a cousin of Rue) mixed with celery leaf for bitterness, but you can buy rue plants for the garden, and there are various...
Others have spoken on the celery and pumpkin substitutions, but no one yet has commented on the rue issues and the reasons for the substitutions. Growing rue...
... Interesting, i'll have to give this a try. Thanks for the suggestion. OOP: When i was living in France, i STR learning to pan cook radish leaves as a green...
In a message dated 7/2/08 7:35:31 AM US Eastern Standard Time, ... Thanks for the help suggestions and links everybody. You are all such thoughtful folk! I...
... a risk ... Considering the amount of seeds and plants my rue puts out every year, I'm shocked there aren't more people begging to get ride of their ...
I tried gourd and zucchini - the results were OK with the gourd. Indeed the origin of the pumpkin is the Americas - but the gourd comes from Africa. Tux...
Salvete! Yesterday the cohort I belong to had their first attempt at member recruitment. Our local parks department moved us from a really prime location to a...
SALVETE After a long pause.... Just got back from a month's concert tour in Germany; half concertizing, a week looking at Roman stuff (including the...
Hi? all I want to respond to kevins question about mortaria ( I have?also just?returned from a trip to Pompeii and Herculaneum and have many brilliant pics and...
... mortars have burn and soot marks under the rim?which suggest they were used for cooking and or some other industrial purpose not at all connected to food.?...
I am working on a website and have this below so far... where should I go from there? <http://www.nationalromanlegion.com/index.php?page=10> /by *VARIANvS ...
Hi It does seem that in the northern empire certain mortaria were used as makeshift saucepans possible in a military context.??The recipes do make it clear...
Hi Sally, That would explain the giant mortars in Pompeii- if they were at a spice or ingredients merchants shop, pounding vast quantities to sell. i have a...
... I am working on theories that towns and cities in Italy may have been able to buy many of the basic sauces and pastes already ground ready for use and so...
Hi a few pics are on the site though it seems I can only upload 5 at a time - is that right?? I had prepared a folder of about 20 but life is too short to...
... Well, I think they're GREAT. I doubt I'm alone in that judgment :>) It looks like the ?portable cooker is a different one from the one that showed up as a ...
SALVETE Inspired by Sally's lead, I've just posted a few photos of my trip through GERMANIA SUPERIOR. They were all taken by our fellow-Apician BONHO1962 who...
Hi Sally, Those that you did upload are wonderful, and I'd love to see more. The cooking platform at the Villa of Mysteries reminds me of present day ones that...
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