A Poetical Cook-Book (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781644396025)

TO THE READER

Though cooks are often men of pregnant wit,

Through niceness of their subject few have writ.

'Tis a sage question, if the art of cooks

Is lodg'd by nature or attain'd by books?

That man will never frame a noble treat,

Whose whole dependence lies in some receipt.

Then by pure nature everything is spoil'd, -

She knows no more than stew'd, bak'd, roast, and boil'd.

When art and nature join, the effect will be,

Some nice ragout, or charming fricasee. ...

Author: Maria J. Moss
ISBN-10: 1644396025
ISBN-13: 9781644396025
Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
Language: English
Published: 02/19/2022
Pages: 142
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d