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Conditum Melizomum Viatorium (Spiced Honey Wine for Travel)
Conditum Melizomum Viatorium (Spiced Honey Wine for Travel) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic method of preparing a honeyed and spiced wine that will keep fresh for travel. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Spiced Honey Wine for Travel (Conditum Melizomum Viatorium).
prep time
10 minutes
cook time
20 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
Serves:
16
Rating: 
Tags : Spice RecipesAncient Roman Recipes
Original Recipe
Conditum melizomum viatorium: Conditum melizomum perpetuum, quod subministratur per viam peregrinanti: piper tritum cum melle despumato in cupellam mittis conditi loco, et ad momentum quantum sit bibendum, tantum aut mellis proferas aut vinum misceas. sed, si vas erit, nonnihil vini melizomo mittas, adiciendum propter mellis exitum solutiorem.
Translation
Spiced Honey Wine for Travel: This is the recipe for everlasting honey wine, which may be served whilst travelling abroad: Combine ground pepper with honey in a small cask, as for spiced wine. According to the quantity of wine required for serving, put honey in a cup, as much as is desired to obtain the right degree of sweetness and mix with the wine. If you have a cask, first add a little wine to the honey and pepper so that the spiced honey may be poured more freely.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
300g honey
200ml white wine
1 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1.5l white wine
Method:
Combine the honey, 200ml white wine and black pepper in a saucepan. Heat very gently until the mixture is runny and the honey and wine have blended. Take off the heat and set aside to cool.
Work in the remaining white wine until completely blended then pour into sterilized bottles. Stopper securely and store for at least 1 month to mature before serving. As well as being served as a dessert wine, this wine can also be used in any recipe calling for a sweet wine or honeyed wine.
Find more recipes from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria along with information on Apicius and his cookbook, all part of this site's Ancient Roman recipes collection.
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