Ancient Web: A 1993 Usenet cook made Roman recipes

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Micaela Pantke translated recipes associated with Apicius, explained unfamiliar ingredients, and suggested modern substitutions—while admitting where her guesses began. The menu runs from Roman-style burgers to stuffed dates. Two language hops, a vocabulary list, and no demand that your supermarket stock liquamen: early Internet cooking at its most useful.

Original site: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html

Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-1993-usenet-cook-reconstructed-roman-dinner/

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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]

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