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The new century cookery book

1901

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Presented as published in 1901. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
“A dish that I do love to feed upon.” — Taming of the Shrew, iv. 5. Sweets and Dessert. “ Puddings and flapjacks moreover.” — Pericles, Prince of Tyre. “My wife desired some damsons.” — Henry VI. ii. 1. “ The fig of Spain.” — Henry IV. iii. 6. “ Hang him, rogue, he lives on stewed prunes and dried cakes.” — Henry IV. iv. 1. “ You Banbury cheese.” — Merry Wives of Windsor, i. 1. “My Aqua Vita;.” — Merry Wives of Windsor, ii. 1. “ Things sweet to taste, prove indigestion sour.” — Shakespeare. “While tumbling down the turbid stream, Lord love us, how we apples swim ! ” — D. Mallett. “ Wouldst thou eat, both eat thy cake and have it ? ” — (?. Herbert. “• Sir Toby. Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale ? down. Yes, by Saint Anne ! and ginger shall be hot i’ the mouth too.” — Twelfth Night. “ Sweetmeats, messengers ” to graces (Dream of Summer Midnight) weird — “ Taste of these conserved,’-’ inviteth (Taming of the Shrew) lip-smeared. “ Apple-tart ” it also offers ; “Cream” — (first part of Henry IV.) : Then “we’ll drink another measure ” Hauntings from Macbeth implore. — M. F. Brown. “ A surfeit of the sweetest things.” — Midsummer Night's Dream. “ A piece of ice ? ” — Taming of the Shrew. “Trifles as light as air.” — Othello. “ There’s half-a-dozen sweets.” — Love’s Labour's Lost, v. 2. “The queen of curds' and cream.” — Winter’s Tale, iv. 3. “Hercules did shake down mellow fruit.” — Coriolanus, iv. 6. “ Peed him with apricots and dewberries ; With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries.” Midsummer Night’s Dream, iii. 1. “There’s a medlar for thee, eat it.” — Timon of A f hens, iv. 3. “ Meaning thereby that grapes were made to eat, and lips to open.” — As You Like It, v. 1. Savouries — Bonnes=bouches. “ To make the matter savoury.” — Hamlet. “ We’ll mend our dinners here.” — Comedy of Errors. “ The daintiest that they taste.” — 2 Hemp IV. “ Pretty little tiny kickshaws.” — 2 Henry IV. -00 THE NEW CENTURY COOKERY BOOK Wines. “ Claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.” — Boswell, Life of Johnson. “ Let the health go round ” saith (Tinron) “ Till the wine o’erwells the cup,” • (Julius Csesar) royal ever" Bids the guests full freely sup. “Here — ! turn my glass ’ — per (Winter’s Tale) 1 For right for noble Burgundy,’ The sort (King Lear) enjoys full well'- — The time is now for choice entree.” — M. F.. Brotvn. “ If on thy theme I rightly think, There are five reasons why men drink : Good wine, a friend, because I’m dry ; Or least I should say by-and-by, Or any other reasons why.”— 2T. Aldrich, Biog. Brit. “ Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine ; Or leave a kiss hut in the cup, And I’ll not look for wine.” — Ben Jonson, The Forest. “You cannot judge the liquor from the lees.” — Tennyson, Queen Mary. “ For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood.” — -I.s You Like It. “ I’ll warrant she’ll prove an excuse for the glass.” — Sheridan. “ And as he drains his draughts of Rhenish.” — Hamlet, i. 4. “ A cup of wine that’s brisk and fine.” — Merry Wives of Windsor. “Your excellent sherries.” — Henry IV. iv. 3. “Brave Burgundy.” — Henry IV. iii. 3. “ Why so very, very merry ? Is it your conscience, or your One-and-seven sherry ? ” — Bah Ballads. “ A little learning is a dangerous thing ;