Book 14
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Ephippus, in his Ephebi, enumerating the different dishes in fashion for dessert, says,— Then there were brought some groats, some rich perfumes From Egypt, and a cask of rich palm wine Was broach'd. Then cakes and other kinds of sweetmeats, Cheesecakes of every sort and every name; And a whole hecatomb of eggs. These things We ate, and clear'd the table vigorously, For we did e'en devour some parasites. And in his Cydon he says,— And after supper they served up some kernels, Vetches, and beans, and groats, and cheese, and honey, Sweetmeats of various kinds, and cakes of sesame, And pyramidical rolls of wheat, and apples, Nuts, milk, hempseed too, and shell-fish, Syrup, the brains of Jove. Alexis too, in his Philiscus, says,— Now is the time to clear the table, and To bring each guest some water for his hands, And garlands, perfumes, and libations, Frankincense, and a chafing-dish. Now give Some sweetmeats, and let all some cheesecakes have. And as Philoxenus of Cythera, in his Banquet, where he mentions the second course, has spoken by name of many of the dishes which are served up to us, we may as well cite his words:—
