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...food substitutes. Her study sent her to old cook books. Collecting them became a hobby. Now she has 4,000, largest collection of its kind, which she is giving to the New York Academy of Medicine. Oldest specimen is a manuscript, written about 870 A.D., of Apicius De re Coquinaria (On Cookery), which collates some of the ancient recipes the Romans considered choice. Ancient cookery differed little from modern. Roast pork and apples was a Roman, dish, also duck and turnip. The Romans had no sugar, used honey. Honey and cheese made a delicate dish. Pepper was new to them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Culinary Bibliophile | 2/24/1930 | See Source »

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