"Isn't there any other part of the matzo you can eat?"
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"As a rule they will refuse even to sample a foreign dish, they regard such things as garlic and olive oil with disgust, life is unliveable to them unless they have tea and puddings."
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"But since he stood for England And knew what England means, Unless you give him bacon You must not give him beans."
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"Gluttony is a great fault; but we do not necessarily dislike a glutton. We only dislike the glutton when he becomes a gourmet-that is, we only dislike him when he not only wants the best for himself, but knows what is best for other people."
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"On spinach: I dislike it, and am happy to dislike it because if I liked it I would eat it, and I cannot stand it."
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"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. Let them be your only diet drink and botanical medicines."
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"I have found it to be the most serious objection to coarse labors long continued, that they compelled me to eat and drink coarsely also."
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"I know a good woman who thinks that her son lost his life because he took to drinking water only."
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"It might seem that an egg which has succeeded in being fresh has done all that can reasonably be expected of it."
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"There is not a thing that is more positive than bread."
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"A man accustomed to American food and American domestic cookery would not starve to death suddenly in Europe, but I think he would gradually waste away, and eventually die."
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"When the time comes that a man has had his dinner, then the true man comes to the surface"
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"If there is anything we are serious about, it is neither religion nor learning, but food."
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"I dont think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while."
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"What does cookery mean? It means the knowledge of Medea and of Circe, and of Calypso, and Sheba. It means knowledge of all herbs, and fruits, and balms and spices... It means the economy of your great-grandmother and the science of modern chemistry, and French art, and Arabian hospitality. It means, in fine, that you are to see imperatively that everyone has something nice to eat."
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"Liza poured thick batter from a pitcher onto a soapstone griddle. The hot cakes rose like little hassocks, and small volcanoes formed and erupted on them until they were ready to be turned. A cheerful brown, they were, with tracings of darker brown. And the kitchen was full of the good sweet smell of them."
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"Bachelor's fare: bread and cheese, and kisses."
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"If food is poetry, is not poetry also food?"
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"Fat gives things flavor."
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"The American poultry industry had made it possible to grow a fine-looking fryer in record time and sell it at a reasonable price, but no one mentioned that the result usually tasted like the stuffing inside of a teddy bear."
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