The Modern Forgery Hypothesis

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The word”succulata”, if it existed – I cannot find it in the glossaries of Du Cange, Furetière or Diefenbach –, would have been a late vernacular import into the Latin language.

It's not in dictionaries because it's a commercial product's name.

Die Verwendung in der Medizin bezeugen auch eine Anzahl deutscher Apotheker-Taxen. so die von Braunschweig 1640 (Scoculata indica), Frankfurt 1656 (Succolata indica). Magdeburg 1666 (Succulata Inde cum saccharo in scatulis = in Schachteln), Leipzig 1669 (Succulata), Dresden 1683 (Grana Cacao. Cacauhatl), Schwäbisch Hall 1700 (Succolada, Schoccolada; 1 Lot 6 Kreuzer), Rothenburg 1710 (Chocolada hispánica), Berlin 1713 (Succoladae), Frankfurt 1718 (Succolata, Chucalata. Chocalate hispánica seu Seviliensis = aus Sevilla; 1 Lot 6 bis 8 Kr.). Münster 1739 (Cacao, Cacaokerne), Bremen und Verden 1765 (Chocolada, Suacolade, Schocolada)). Ausführliches, auch bezüglich der einzelnen Sorten, enthält Schröders „Pharmakopoeia“ von 1685).

Geschichte des Zuckers: seit den ältesten Zeiten bis zum Beginn der Rübenzucker-Fabrikation, Professor Dr. Edmund O. von Lippmann, p. 882.
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Translation (Google):

Its use [the use of chocolate] in medicine is also attested to by a number of German apothecary tariffs, such as those from Braunschweig 1640 (Scoculata indica), Frankfurt 1656 (Succolata indica), Magdeburg 1666 (Succulata Inde cum saccharo in scatulis = in boxes), Leipzig 1669 (Succulata), Dresden 1683 (Grana Cacao. Cacauhatl), Schwäbisch Hall 1700 (Succolada, Schoccolada; 1 Lot 6 Kreuzer), Rothenburg 1710 (Chocolada hispánica), Berlin 1713 (Succoladae), Frankfurt 1718 (Succolata, Chucalata. Chocalate hispánica seu Seviliensis = from Seville; 1 Lot 6 to 8 Kr.). Münster 1739 (Cacao, Cacaokerne), Bremen and Verden 1765 (Chocolada, Suacolade, Schocolada). Detailed information, including details on individual varieties, can be found in Schröder's "Pharmakopoeia" of 1685.

History of Sugar: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of Beet Sugar Production, Professor Dr. Edmund O. von Lippmann, p. 882.

Each apothecary had their own name for their cacao preparations. The use of this particular word in the 1665 letter, very close to the time when it is attested in Magdeburg (1666) and Leipzig (1669) is... interesting. Was Voynich a chocolate historian?

Poor Marci was addicted to the sweet stuff, no wonder he got dementia.

Thus, every 10% increase in calories from total sugar may increase dementia risk by almost 40%. This model was controlled for sociodemographic characteristics, genetic factor, physical activity, and MIND diet.

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