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  • Pedanium Secundum, fervus ipfius interfecit: feu negata libertate, cui pretium pepigerat; fivc amore exoleti infenfus, & dominum amulum non tolerans.

    C. Cornelii Taciti opera omnia. ... 1790

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  • "Mustard, garlic, horseradish and--always--pepper were used liberally, and to thicken sauces Apicius used breadcrumbs, eggs, crumbled pastry, rice imported from India or a wheat starch known as amulum, designing his creations not only to complement but sometimes to disguise a dish: we can almost hear him chuckle as he takes a well-salted liver and makes it taste exactly like a fish."

    --Kate Colquhoun, Taste: The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking (NY: Bloomsbury, 2007), 27

    January 6, 2017