Caffe Latte, Prosciutto (1890); Cappuccino, Zucchini, Fagioli (1912)

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   NYU's special collections had just these two ITALY (Southern) Baedekers--1890 and 1912.  I checked them both today.  I couldn't copy them and wrote notes by hand, so please forgive any errors.



ITALY
HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS
THIRD PART.  SOUTHERN ITALY AND SICILY WITH EXCURSIONS TO THE LIPARI ISLANDS, MALTA, SARDINIA, TUNIS, AND CAORFU
by Karl Baedeker
Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, Publisher
1890 (Tenth Revised Edition)

Pg. XX:
_Minestra_ or _Zuppa_, soup.
_Consume_, broth or bouillon.
_Zuppa all Sante_, soup with green vegetables and bread.
_Risa con piselli_, rice-soup with peas.
_Risotto_, a kind of rice-pudding (rich).
_Macaroni al burro_, with butter; _al pomidoro_ or _alla Napolitana_, with tomatoes, see p. xxi.
_Manzo_, beef.
_Lesso_ or _bollito_, boiled meat.
_Fritto_, fried meat.
_Fittura mista_, liver, brains, artichokes, etc., fried together.
_Frittata_, omelette.  (M-W has 1931?-ed.)
_Arrosto_, roasted meat.
_Bisteca_, beefsteak.
_Coscietto_, loin.
_Arrosto de vitello_, or _di mongana_, roast-veal.
_Testa di vitello_, calf's head.
_Fegato di vitello_, calf's liver.
_Costoletta_ or _braccioletta di vitello_, veal-cutlet.
_Potate_, potatoes.
_Quaglia_, quail.
_Tordo_, field-fare.
_Lodola_, lark.
_Sfoglia_, a kind of sole.
_Antepasto, principi alla lavola_, or _piattini_, hot relishes.
_Funghi_, mushrooms (often too rich).
Pg. XXI:
_Prosciutto_, ham.  (M-W has 1929, OED 1938--ed.)
_Salami_, sausage.
_Pallo_, or _pollastro_, fowl.
_Gallotta_, _Gallinaccia_, turkey.
_Umidi_, meat with sauce.
_Stufatino_, ragout.
_Erbe_, or _Legumi_, vegetables.
_Piselli_, peas.
_Lenticchie_, lentils.
_Cavoli fiori_, cauliflower.
_Fave_, beans.
_Fogiuolini_, French beans.
_Sale_, salt.
_Mostarda_, simple mustard.
_Senape_, hot mustard.
_Ostriche_, oysters (good in winter only).
_Frutta_ or _Giordinetto_, fruit-dessert.
_Crostata di frutti_, fruit-tart.
_Crostata di pasta sfoglia_, a kind of pastry.
_Fragole_, strawberries.
_Pesa_, peas.
_Pomi_ or _mele_, apples.
_Persici_, peaches.
_Uva_, bunch of grapes.
_Limone_, lemon.
_Arancio_ or _Portogallo_, orange.
_Pane francese_ or _mecanico_, bread made with yeast (the Italian is without).
_Finocchio_, root of fennel.
_Formaggio_, or in S. Italy _gaccio_, cheese.
_Vino rosso_ or _neso_, red wine; _bianco_, white; _asciutto_, dry; _dolce_, sweet; _vin del paese_, wine of the country.

   The _Maccaroni_ of Naples is much esteemed, but is generally hard, and should therefore be ordered "ben cotti."  It is usually flavoured with _pomi d'oro_ (tomatoes), of which the Neapolitans are very fond.  _Sea-fish_ and _ragosta_, a kind of lobster, excellent.  Shell-fish soup (_Zuppa di vongole_), a good but indigestible dish.
(...)
   Cafe noir (_Caffe Nero_) is most commonly drunk (15-20c. per cup).  _Caffe latte_ is coffee mixed with milk before served (20-30c.); or _caffe e latte_, i.e. with the milk served separately, may be preferred (30-40c.).  The usual viands for lunch are ham, sausages, cutlets, and eggs (_uova de bere_, soft; _toste_, hard; _uova al pratto_, fried).  Ices (_sorbetto_, or _gelato_) of every conceivable variety are supplied at the cafes, particularly in Naples, at 30-90c. per portion; or half-a-portion (_mezza_) may generally be odered.  _Granita_, or half-frozen ice (_limonata_, of lemons; _aranciata_, or oranges; _di caffe_, of coffee), is chiefly in vogue in the afternoon.


SOUTHERN ITALY AND SICILY
WITH EXCURSIONS TO SARDINIA, MALTA, AND CORFU
HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS
by Karl Baedeker
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher
1912 (Sixteenth Revised Edition)

(Items here are not necessarily in order.  They were mixed with some of the above--ed.)

Pg. XXIII:
_Mostarde francese_, French or sweet mustard (mixed with vinegar).
_Pasta asciutta_, macaroni...

Pg. XIV
_Merluzzo_, _baccala_, cod.
_Calamaio_, cuttle-fish.
_Frutta di mare_, mussels, shell-fish, etc.
_Zuppa di pesce_, fish soup (strongly flavoured owing to the cuttle-fish).
_Zuppa de vongole_, clam soup (somewhat indigestible).
_Palpettine_, small meat-dumplings.
_Pasticcio_, pate, patty.
_Asparagi_, asparagus (usually green).
_Broccoli_, _cavoli flori_, cauliflower.
_Fagioli_, haricot-beans.
_Zucchini_, small pumpkins.  (OED & M-W have 1929--ed.)
_Crochetto_, croquettes of rice or potatoes.
_Gnocchi_, small dumplings.
_Dolce_, sweet dish.
_Dudino_, pudding.
_Crostata_, tart.
_Frittata_, omelette.
_Zuppa Inglese_, a kind of trifle.  (OED has under "Zuppa," after about 1961!--ed.)

Pg. XXV:
   _Caffe latte_ is coffee served with warm milk (25-50c.; "_cappuccino_," or small cup, cheaper).

(M-W has 1927 for "caffe latte," 1948 for "cappuccino."  But who uses these obscure Italian words?--ed.)