The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pagine |
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Pagina 5
... pounding corn ; that of Piso was derived from " piso , " to grind corn ; and those of Fabius , Lentulus , and Cicero , from the several varieties 16 of leguminous plants in the cultivation of which re- spectively these individuals ...
... pounding corn ; that of Piso was derived from " piso , " to grind corn ; and those of Fabius , Lentulus , and Cicero , from the several varieties 16 of leguminous plants in the cultivation of which re- spectively these individuals ...
Pagina 37
... pounding corn . He says that the wheat should be steeped first of all in water , and then cleaned from the husk ; after which it should be dried in the sun , and then pounded with the pestle ; the same plan , he says , should be adopted ...
... pounding corn . He says that the wheat should be steeped first of all in water , and then cleaned from the husk ; after which it should be dried in the sun , and then pounded with the pestle ; the same plan , he says , should be adopted ...
Pagina 41
... pounded , or " pisebat , " the spelt . In those times , they had no cooks in the number of their slaves , but used to hire them for the occasion from the market . The Gauls were the first to employ the bolter that is made of horse ...
... pounded , or " pisebat , " the spelt . In those times , they had no cooks in the number of their slaves , but used to hire them for the occasion from the market . The Gauls were the first to employ the bolter that is made of horse ...
Pagina 43
... pounded with sand , and even then it is with the greatest difficulty that the outer coats are removed ; when stripped , the grain fills one half only of the original measure . Gypsum , in the proportion of one fourth , is then sprinkled ...
... pounded with sand , and even then it is with the greatest difficulty that the outer coats are removed ; when stripped , the grain fills one half only of the original measure . Gypsum , in the proportion of one fourth , is then sprinkled ...
Pagina 145
... pounded beans . I ought the less then to 91 90 reject the more general opinion that it is identical with the Ferula asa- foetida . Pliny has probably caused some confusion by blending the de- scription of other writers with that given ...
... pounded beans . I ought the less then to 91 90 reject the more general opinion that it is identical with the Ferula asa- foetida . Pliny has probably caused some confusion by blending the de- scription of other writers with that given ...
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