Roast Suckling Pig with Honey Pastry (Tractomelinum)
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- suckling pig
- uncia (ounce) pepper
- honey
- wine
- pastry sheet
- green bay twig
Instructions
- Clean, gut, and dry the pig.
- Boil an ounce of pepper with honey and wine; crumble in dried pastry-sheet and stir with a green bay twig until light and thick.
- Stuff the pig, skewer, cover with paper, and roast. Garnish and serve.