“I do not compare the past with the present without a prejudice for either, but, great as the improvement in country life is in many respects, it seems a pity the old cheap, wholesome dishes have gone to make way for tinned and preserved foods.” WayCountrySeemsPastLife IsGonePrejudiceImprovementPityCompareDishesCountry Life Author:Flora Thompson
“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.” Life IsFoodRegardCookingRefuseOilTeaCulinaryDisgustingDishesSampleOlivesPuddingGarlicOlive Oil Book:The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: As I please, 1943-1945 Source: The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: As I please, 1943-1945