“Half of the receipts in our cookbooks are mere murder to such constitutions and stomachs as we grow here. ...in America, owing to our brighter skies and more fervid climate, we have developed an acute, nervous delicacy of temperament far more akin to that of France than of England.” AmericaGrowsHalfSkyFoodConstitutionEnglandMurderCookingMereClimateNervousFranceCulinaryTemperamentBrighterDelicacyOwingCookbookReceipts Book:American Woman's Home Source: American Woman's Home
“In America, even your menus have the gift of language.... The Chef's own Vienna Roast. A hearty, rich meat loaf, gently seasoned to perfection and served in a creamy nest of mashed farm potatoes and strictly fresh garden vegetables. Of course, what you get is cole slaw and a slab of meat, but that doesn't matter because the menu has already started your juices going. Oh, those menus. In America, they are poetry.” MatterAmericaCoursesLanguageRichFoodGardenPerfectionCookingMeatCulinaryFarmsVegetablesChefPotatoesJuiceNestsMenusViennaHeartySlabs Author:Laurie Lee
“The English will agree with me that there are plenty of good things for the table in America; but the old proverb says: 'God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.'” AmericaFoodDevilAgreeTablesCookingGood ThingsPlentyCooksMeatCulinaryOld Proverb Book:A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions Source: A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions