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[Stefan li Rous]

Mordonna comments:
> H940114 at stud.kol.su.se writes:
> << Apicius Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome, J. D. Vehling >>
> 
> oopsie.  The Vehling is perhaps the worst of the many translations of
> Apicius.  Mr. Vehling was a much better chef than he was a translator or
> redactor.  Many of his recipes either include ingredients not found in the
> original, lack ingredients found in the original, or are so different it's
> hard to tell he's talking about the same dish.
> The Flowers translation is almost universally recommended by those on this
> list who have been around a while and have tried both translations.

For those who might be interested in more detailed comments and comparisons
of the various cookbooks based on Apicius and who missed the earlier
discussions here on this, this file in the FOOD-BOOKS section of my
Florilegium has more information and opinions:
cb-rv-Apicius-msg (38K)  4/21/99    Reviews of cookbooks having Apicius recipes.

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