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Pepper

Nature

Pepper as a plant people have named and used. Sharp grain, trade fire, waking bite — one living kind, not a single symbol.

  • Pepper is used in Medicine.

    Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica lists pepper (peperi) among heating spices used in compound medicines. A named pepper in that handbook, not chili as a New-World capsicum and not a table-condiment dump alone.

    from Pedanius Dioscorides · De Materia Medica, 1st century CE

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  • Pepper is historically related to Oil.

    In Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, Pepper is listed among the trade lemmas and sits with Oil.

    from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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  • Pepper is historically related to Oak.

    In al's The Jewish Encyclopedia, Pepper is treated with Oak; piece and peer stock share the entry.

    from Isidore Singer et al. · The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901–1906

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  • Pepper is historically related to Nutmeg.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, soup seasoning lists nutmeg with black and white pepper among the spices — pepper sits with that nutmeg.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Pepper is historically related to Cinnamon.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, soup seasoning lists cinnamon with ginger, nutmeg, clove, mace, and black and white pepper — pepper sits with that cinnamon.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Pepper is historically related to Onion.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, onion soup seasons chopped onions with salt and pepper in butter before the stock — pepper seasons that onion.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Pepper is historically related to Vinegar.

    In Dunglison’s Medical Lexicon, the Parisian rubefacient or antipleuritic cataplasm is formed of pepper and vinegar — pepper is mixed with that vinegar.

    from Robley Dunglison · Medical Lexicon, 1874 (and earlier PD eds.)

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  • Pepper is historically related to Wine.

    In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, an aromatic fomentation takes Jamaica pepper with red wine and boils them for a little before straining — pepper is boiled in that wine.

    from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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  • Pepper is historically related to Milk.

    In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, powdered black pepper mixed with ground liver-wort is taken every morning fasting in half an English pint of warm cows milk — pepper is taken in that milk.

    from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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  • Pepper is historically related to Butter.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, a stock recipe rubs butter on the stewpan bottom and puts in the meat with whole pepper and other seasonings — pepper cooks in that buttered pan.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Pepper is historically related to Honey.

    In Dunglison’s Medical Lexicon, a conditum is a pharmaceutical compound of wine, honey, and aromatics, especially pepper — pepper is compounded with that honey.

    from Robley Dunglison · Medical Lexicon, 1874 (and earlier PD eds.)

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  • Quarter is used in Pepper.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, boiling apples are seasoned with white pepper and then peeled and quartered in the mode — quartering the fruit works with that peppered stock.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Sage is associated with Pepper.

    In Culpeper’s English Physician, the same Sage pills take long pepper twelve drams with Sage seed and ginger, brought into powder with juice of Sage — sage is compounded with that pepper.

    from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)

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  • Ginger is historically related to Pepper.

    In Culpeper’s English Physician, pills take spikenard and ginger of each two drams with Sage seed and long pepper twelve drams, brought into powder with juice of Sage — ginger is compounded with that pepper.

    from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)

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  • Salt is historically related to Pepper.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, stock takes salt with whole pepper and a blade of mace among the ingredients cut and rubbed in the stewpan — salt is seasoned with that pepper.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Mace is historically related to Pepper.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, stock takes whole pepper with a large blade of mace among the ingredients rubbed in the stewpan — mace is seasoned with that pepper.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Clove is historically related to Pepper.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, perch stewed with wine takes cloves with pepper and grated nutmeg in the stewpan — clove is seasoned with that pepper.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Myrtle is historically related to Pepper.

    In Culpeper English Physician, the same powder compounds myrtle berries with long and white pepper - myrtle shares that powder with pepper.

    from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)

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  • Saffron is historically related to Pepper.

    In Culpeper English Physician, a stomach powder mixes saffron with black pepper and ginger among birthwort, gentian, and cinnamon.

    from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)

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  • Hazel

    In Culpeper English Physician, hazel kernels are parched with a little pepper and drunk to digest the stomach.

    from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)

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  • Rue is historically related to Pepper.

    In Culpeper’s English Physician, an electuary beats rue leaves with nitre, pepper, and cummin seed in equal parts, then honey enough to bind the mass.

    from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)

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  • Bay is historically related to Pepper.

    In Dunglison’s Medical Lexicon, the confection of rue mixes dried rue leaves and caraway with bay berries, black pepper, and honey for clysters.

    from Robley Dunglison · Medical Lexicon, 1874 (and earlier PD eds.)

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  • Juniper is historically related to Pepper.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, a tongue cure rubs saltpetre, black pepper, sugar, juniper berries, and salt into the meat before smoking.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Mint is historically related to Pepper.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, inexpensive pea soup shreds mint into the pot with salt and pepper over split peas and vegetables.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Garlic is historically related to Pepper.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, perch stewed with wine simmers garlic in the stock, then finishes the strained liquor with pepper, nutmeg, and anchovy sauce.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Lavender is historically related to Pepper.

    In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, a cordial julep mixes Jamaica pepper water with compound spirit of lavender, cinnamon-water, and orange-peel syrup for weakness.

    from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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  • Fennel is historically related to Pepper.

    In Culpeper’s English Physician, dianisum powders fennel seed with the three sorts of pepper, caraway, and spices into a stomach powder.

    from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)

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  • Thyme is historically related to Pepper.

    In Beeton’s Book of Household Management, Brilla soup boils shin of beef with a large sprig of thyme, onions, and celery, then seasons the strained liquor with salt and pepper.

    from Isabella Beeton · Book of Household Management, 1861

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  • Spikenard is historically related to Pepper.

    In Culpeper’s English Physician, pills take spikenard and ginger of each two drams with toasted sage seed and long pepper twelve drams, powder them, and work them with sage juice into a mass of pills.

    from Nicholas Culpeper · The English Physician, 1652 (and later PD editions)

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Roman religion

  • Pepper appears in Roman religion.

    Pliny’s Natural History seats pepper among eastern spices of Book 12 trade and table speech. A named pepper in that encyclopedia, not cinnamon as the bark spice and not a New World chile dump.

    from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

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