besoaking

Updated: April 30, 2025

But capers and onions, besoaking in brine, And brawn of a gammon scarce doubtful are thine. He thus describes a modest dinner, to which he, a poet, invites his friend Turanius: "If you are suffering from dread of a melancholy dinner at home, or would take a preparatory whet, come and feast with me. You will find no want of Cappadocian lettuces and strong leeks.

John Lord - The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.