Conditum Paradoxum
Conditum Paradoxum is an ancient Roman spicy wine.
According to Apicius' cookbook , honey is boiled down with a little wine . Pepper , mastic , (bay) leaves (?), Saffron , roasted date kernels and dates are added as spices . Finally, the mixture is diluted with additional wine.
The Conditum Paradoxum is just a particularly elaborate variant of the Roman vina condita or vina piperata , wines mixed with pepper.
See also
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- De re coquinaria I.1