“A dressing is not a compote A dressing is not a custard It consists of pepper and salt, Vinegar, oil and mustard.” FoodCookingOilCulinarySaltDressingsPeppersVinegarMustardCustardOil And Vinegar Author:Ogden Nash
“She set about preparing her supper. It would have to be one of those classically simple meals, the sort that French peasants are said to eat and that enlightened English people sometimes enjoy rather self-consciously - a crusty French loaf, cheese, and lettuce and tomatoes from the garden. Of course there should have been wine and a lovingly prepared dressing of oil and vinegar, but Dulcie drank orange squash and ate mayonnaise that came from a bottle.” PeopleShouldHas BeensSaidSelfSometimesCoursesEnjoySimpleFoodGardenShould HaveCookingWinePreparedOilMealsEnlightenedCulinaryBottlesCheesePreparingOrangeDressingsDrankPeasantsShould Have BeenTomatoesSupperSquashVinegarLettuceMayonnaiseOil And Vinegar Author:Barbara Pym
“According to the Spanish proverb, four persons are wanted to make a good salad: a spendthrift for oil, a miser for vinegar, a counsellor for salt and a madman to stir it all up.” PersonsWantedFourFoodCookingOilCulinarySaltSaladMadmenMisersVinegarSpendthriftCounsellorsSpanish Proverb Author:John Gerard
“Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.” ShouldWellsFoodThrownPeppersVinegarEating FoodFunny FoodFood And EatingCooking And EatingCucumbers Author:Samuel Johnson
“A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.” FoodHoneyPoor RichardTactGallonsVinegarCatching FireHoney BeeBees And Honey Book:Poor Richard's Almanack Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“Me and my books in the same apartment, like a gherkin in its vinegar.” BookHomeFoodEatingCookingApartmentVinegar Author:Gustave Flaubert
“A Bearnaise sauce is simply an egg yolk, a shallot, a little tarragon vinegar, and butter, but it takes years of practice for the result to be perfect.” YearsLittlesPerfectResultsPracticeFoodPerfectionCookingEggsCulinarySauceVinegar Author:Fernand Point
“To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist - the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know exactly how much oil one must put with one's vinegar.” KnowsProblemCasesFoodCookingOilBrilliantCulinarySaladVinegarCookeryOil And Vinegar Author:Oscar Wilde