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Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> LrdRas at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > The title of this recipe seems to be a misnomer. Although it says Chicken in
> > Verjuice, the recipe clearly indicates that verjuice grapes are seeded,
> > mashed and added to the chicken. This would result in a very different dish
> > (albeit it tasty) than the addition of verjuice.
>
> Perhaps it is a translation error. The title in Latin is something like
> "pullam in acrestum", and while acrestum does generally refer to
> verjuice, and even still does today (agresto), it doesn't specifically
> refer to "green juice" as the English or French ver jus does.

Pullus in Acresta

Platina
2.26 On Verjuice  {De Acore}

What they commonly call acresta, I would call omphacium, on the authority of Pliny,
and acor [verjuice], on the authority of Macrobius, for omphax, as I have said,
means a still-bitter grape; therefore, I would rather call oil from an unripe berry
omphacium than acresta, which I do not quite see as being from omphax.  [Macrobius]
thus defines verjuice: vinegar is sharper than verjuice, whose force it is agreed
is greater than acresta, which soothes the burning stomach more mildly and does not
emaciate or weaken the body as vinegar is apt to do.(1)  Verjuice is wonderfully
good for an unsettled or upset stomach or thirsty liver, if you use it raw, for it
is less helpful cooked.  We use it easily and healthfully against poison and in
seasoning foods.

1.  Acorem vero ita exprimit: acetum acerbius acore est, cuius vim acresta
vehementiorem esse constat, quae temperatus stomachi compescat ardores, nec ita
corpus emaciat et dissolvat ut acetum solet.

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Philip & Susan Troy wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>LrdRas at aol.com wrote:
 >
 > The title of this recipe seems to be a misnomer. Although it says
Chicken in
 > Verjuice, the recipe clearly indicates that verjuice grapes are seeded,
 > mashed and added to the chicken. This would result in a very different
dish
 > (albeit it tasty) than the addition of verjuice.
Perhaps it is a translation error. The title in Latin is something like
 "pullam in acrestum", and while acrestum does generally refer to
 verjuice, and even still does today (agresto), it doesn't specifically
 refer to "green juice" as the English or French ver jus does.</blockquote>
Pullus in Acresta
  
Platina
 2.26 On Verjuice  {De Acore}
What they commonly call acresta, I would call omphacium,
on the authority of Pliny, and acor [verjuice], on the authority
of Macrobius, for omphax, as I have said, means a still-bitter grape;
therefore, I would rather call oil from an unripe berry omphacium
than acresta, which I do not quite see as being from omphax. 
[Macrobius] thus defines verjuice: vinegar is sharper than verjuice, whose
force it is agreed is greater than acresta, which soothes the burning
stomach more mildly and does not emaciate or weaken the body as vinegar
is apt to do.(1)  Verjuice is wonderfully good for an unsettled or
upset stomach or thirsty liver, if you use it raw, for it is less helpful
cooked.  We use it easily and healthfully against poison and in seasoning
foods.
  
1.  Acorem vero ita exprimit: acetum acerbius acore est, cuius
vim acresta vehementiorem esse constat, quae temperatus stomachi compescat
ardores, nec ita corpus emaciat et dissolvat ut acetum solet.
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