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From A Little Dinner Before the Play, by Agnes Jekyll

THERE IS

"There is a sharp cleavage of opinion between the pleasure-seekers who prefer a reinforced tea or a stirrup-cup of soup and a sandwich before an evening's entertainment..."

From A Little Supper After the Play

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From Buffalo Cake and Indian Pudding, by Dr. A. W. Chase

WHO INDEED

"Whoever loves chestnuts (and who does not) will like the flavor of this pudding."

From Chestnut Pudding, Page 20

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From From Absinthe to Zest: An Alphabet for Food Lovers, by Alexander Dumas

RECIPE

"Pieuvre frite * Fried octopus
Cut your octopus into pieces, roll these in flour, slip them into boiling fat, remove when cooked, and you will have something similar to fried calves' ears, with a light taste of musk."

From Page 56

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From The Joys of Excess, by Samuel Pepys

DINNER

"My dinner was noble and enough."

From 1663: Eeles, Teales and a Hot Umble-pie