Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome.
Joseph Dommers Vehling, Apicius.
Paperback. 301 pp. Illustrated. Dover Publications 1977.
Oldest known cookbook in existence offers readers a clear picture of what foods Romans ate and how they prepared them. Actual recipes — from fig fed pork and salt fish balls in wine sauce to pumpkin Alexander style, nut custard turnovers, and rose pie. 49 illustrations.
Reprint of the original, 1936 edition.