Mock Liburnian Oil (Oleum Liburnicum)
Origin: Rome, Italy
Source: Apicius, 400
Ingredients
- Spanish olive oil
- elecampane (helenium/inula)
- cyperus (galingale root)
- fresh bay leaves
- roasted ground salt
Instructions
- Pound and sift elecampane, cyperus, and fresh bay leaves to a fine powder; add roasted ground salt.
- Stir this into Spanish olive oil and mix well for three days or more.
- Let it rest a while; it will pass for genuine Liburnian oil.