A herb sauce recipe and a note on cloths lost by Salai
Parsley, mint, thyme and toasted bread in measured parts
A short list in red chalk gives the ingredients and proportions of a cold herb sauce: parsley in 10 parts, mint and wild thyme one part each, toasted bread in 10 parts, with vinegar, pepper and a little salt. A closing memorandum records that two canvas cloths were lost by Salai. The page pairs a household recipe with a personal reminder about missing goods.
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Ingredients and proportions for a herb sauce
The list sets down the components of a cold sauce by measured parts: parsley (10 parts), mint (1 part), wild thyme (1 part) and toasted bread (10 parts), finished with vinegar, pepper and a little salt. The quantities are written as numerals down the right-hand side of the entries.
Two cloths lost by Salai
The final line is a personal memorandum rather than part of the recipe, noting that two canvas cloths (canovacci) have been lost by Salai, Leonardo's household companion and pupil.