Pomp and Sustenance: Twenty-Five Centuries of Sicilian Food

Sicily's rich peasant heritage is celebrated in culinary terms; street foods, convent confections and ice cream are among the delectables surveyed. ``Simeti writes exquisitely of the foods of Odysseus and the cult of Aphrodite, of capers `trailing long sprays of coin-shaped leaves,' '' said PW. ``Classic recipes are presented as meticulously as historical data.'' Illustrated. (May)