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FOOD & DRINK - Part 2

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Packer, Alfred (1842—1907)
American gold prospector.

In 1873, in Utah, Alfred Packer and some friends went on a gold
prospecting trip. The weather proved too difficult, and most of the
party went home. Packer and six men continued on into the mountains.
But it was Packer alone who returned, insisting he had been deserted
by his friends, of whom there was no trace. He claimed he had subsisted
on roots and small game, but he looked rosy and flush indeed. It was
not long before the half-eaten bodies of his companions were found, and
Packer confirmed that in a dispute he had killed and consumed them
all. As he was sentenced to death, the judge said to him, "Alfred Packer,
you depraved Republican cannibal — there were only six Democrats in
Hinsdale County and, by God, you've et five of them!"

--_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_
edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard [2000 ed.]

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We were three months and twenty days without
getting any kind of fresh food. We ate biscuit which
was no longer biscuit but its powder; swarming with
worms, for they had eaten what was good. It stank
strongly of rats' urine. We drank yellow water
already putrid for many days ... Rats were sold for
half a ducat apiece ... The gums of both the lower
and upper teeth of some of our men swelled, so that
they could not eat under any circumstances and
therefore died.

--Antonio Pigafetta
_Journal_ [1525],
in M.J. Cohan and John Major {eds.}
_History in Quotations_ [2004] p. 329.
Cohan & Major note:
An Italian gentleman, Pigafetta went along as a supernumerary
and produced what is by far the most interesting account of
[Magellan's] voyage. 19 men died of scurvy, and another 25
or 30 fell sick.

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Fish, to taste right, must swim three times —
in water, in butter, and in wine.
--Polish proverb

If you are surprised at the number of our maladies, count our cooks.
--Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.— 65 A.D.)
Roman philosopher and poet.

Let me have men about me that are fat;
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o' nights.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.
--William Shakespeare (1564—1616)
English dramatist.
_Julius Caesar_ [1599], Act I, Scene ii, Line 191

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Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless
Christmas dinner's dark and blue
When you stop and try to see it
From the turkey's point of view.

Sunday dinner isn't sunny
Easter feasts are just bad luck
When you see it from the viewpoint
Of a chicken or a duck.

Oh how I once loved tuna salad
Pork and lobsters, lamb chops too
'Til I stopped and looked at dinner
From the dinner's point of view.

--Shel Silverstein (1930—1999)
Ameican poet and songwriter.

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We each day dig our graves with our teeth.
--Samuel Smiles (1812—1904)
Scottish author.

Anything that is white is sweet.
Anything that is brown is meat.
Anything that is grey, don't eat.
--Stephen Sondheim (1930— )
American musical theater lyricist and composer.
(On airline food.) "Do I Hear a Waltz?" [1965 song].

Many's the long night I've dreamed of
cheese — toasted, mostly.
--Robert Louis Stevenson (1850—1894)
Scottish essayist, poet, and novelist.
_Treasure Island_ [1883]

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Jonathan Swift (1667—1745) Anglo-Irish
clergyman, satirist, and journalist.

On his travels Swift stopped at a house where the
hostess, anxious to please her eminent visitor,
asked him what he would like for dinner. "Will
you have an apple pie, sir? Will you have a
gooseberry pie, sir? A plum pie? A currant pie?
A cherry pie? —'

'Any pie but a magpie, madam,' interrupted Swift.

--_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_
edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard [2000 ed.]


I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in
London, that a young healthy child, well nursed, is at a Year old a most
delicious, nourishing, and wholesome Food, whether stewed, roasted,
baked, or boiled, and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a
Fricassee, or a Ragout.
--Jonathan Swift (1667—1745)
Anglo-Irish poet and satirist.
"A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People
from Being a Burden to Their Parents or the Country, and for
Making Them Beneficial to the Public" [1729].

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All courageous animals are carnivorous, and greater
courage is to be expected in a people, such as the
English, whose food is strong and hearty, than in
the half starved commonalty of other countries.
--Sir William Temple (1628—1699)
English statesman and diplomat.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
--James Thurber (1894—1961)
American humorist and cartoonist.

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A lady sitting next to Anthony Trollope at dinner observed that
he helped himself liberally from every dish that was offered to him.
'You seem to have a very good appetite, Mr. Trollope,' she
remarked, rather impertinently. 'None at all, madam,' he replied,
'but, thank God, I am very greedy.'
--_The Folio Book of Humorous Anecdotes_
Introduced by Edward Leeson [2005], "Food, Drink and Entertaining"

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What makes food such a tyranny for women?
A man, after all, may in times of crisis, hit the
bottle (or another person), but he rarely hits
the fridge.
--Joanna Trollope (1943— )
English novelist.
In "Independent" [28 November 1998].

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I might glorify my bill of fare until I was tired;
but after all, the Scotchman would shake his head
and say, "Where's your haggis?" and the Fijian
would sigh and say "Where's your missionary?"
--Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835—1910)
American humorist, novelist, journalist, and river pilot.
_A Tramp Abroad_, XLIX [1879]


Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage
with a college education.
--Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835—1910)
American humorist, novelist, journalist, and river pilot.

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Choose rather to punish your appetites than to be punished by them.
--Cassius Maximus Tyrius (fl. 2nd cent. A.D.)
Greek rhetorician and philosopher.

My doctor forbids me to have small
intimate dinners for four......unless
three guests join me.
--Orson Welles (1915—1985)
American motion-picture actor, director, producer, and writer.

I'm as stuffed as a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
--Andrew Weston

Mother: It's broccoli, dear.
Daughter: I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it.
--E.B. [Elwyn Brooks] White (1899—1985)
American essayist and literary stylist.
Cartoon caption, "New Yorker" [8 December 1928].

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A hungry young fellow named Marvin
Sat dreaming of turkeys and carvin'.
So a lady brought Spam,
But he said, 'Thank you, ma'am;
I prefer the alternative: starvin'.'
--anon.

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Some aliens abducted a slew
Of young virgins, but not for a screw:
"We won't risk E. coli,
hepatitis, eboli;
We'll see they're well done in a stew"

They finished their meal with a brew,
Then before anyone could say "Boo!"
They wiped off their chins,
Gave us hideous grins,
And blasted off into the blue

--anon.

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Opie, you haven't finished your milk. We can't put
it back in the cow, you know.
--Aunt 'Bee' Taylor, fictional character,
"The Andy Griffith Show" (1960—68);
portrayed by Frances Bavier (1902—1989)

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I ate his liver with some fava beans
and a nice chianti.
--Thomas Harris (1940— ) and Ted Tally (1952— )
_The Silence of the Lambs_ [1991 film]


I do wish we could chat longer but I'm having an old
friend for dinner.
--Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)
(Spoken to Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) in
the film _The Silence of the Lambs_ [1991],
directed by Jonathan Demme.)

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Mary had a little lamb,
A lobster and some prunes,
A glass of wine, a piece of pie
A plate of macaroons.
She gobbled up a sponge cake,
And what else we don't know.
But when they carried Mary out
Her face was white as snow.
--anon.

Mary had a little lamb
A little pork, a little jam
A little bread, a little toast
Some pickle and a great big roast
An ice-cream soda topped with fizz
And Oh! How sick our Mary is.
--anon.

Life is short. Eat dessert first.
--Miss Piggy

We're sugar and spice and everything
nice...so bite me.
--anon.

Rhubarb: As soon as the young shoots begin to appear
cover them up with flower-pots, drain-pipes, or anything
else that has a hyphen to let the air in. After a week
or two, when they are starting to put forth leaves, drench
them with quick-lime and replace the covers with the
airholes bunged up. If this treatment is not successful,
try stamping on them with hob-nailed boots or use the
light roller. Very stubborn cases should be uprooted
and burnt.
--anon.

Our specials tonight are repressed duck, filet of sole searching, and my
favorite, shrimp basket case. We have strawberry shortcomings and
banana split personality. Start you off with self-expresso?
--caption to cartoon in _Funny Times_

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abstemious [ab-STEE-mee-uhs], adjective:
1. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate; abstinent.
2. Sparingly used or consumed; used with temperance or moderation.

ageusia (noun) [ê-'gu-see-yê]
Loss of the sense of taste, gustatory anesthesia, specifically,
the loss of the ability to distinguish sweet, sour, bitter, or
salty (the only tastes the human palate recognizes)

alfredo (adj.)
Served with a rich sauce made from cream, butter, and Parmesan cheese

ambrosia (noun)
1. in classical mythology, the food of the deities,
which was supposed to make those who ate it immortal
2. something delicious: a substance that tastes or
smells delicious (literary)

bon vivant (noun):
A person with refined and sociable tastes,
especially one who enjoys fine food and drink.

borborygm (noun) [bor-bê-'rig-êm]
The gurgling sounds made by the stomach after eating.

bouillabaisse (noun)
A rich soup made with fish which originated in the south of France.

chanoyu (noun)
A Japanese ceremony in which tea is ritually prepared, served, and consumed.

cloy (verb)
['kloy]
To oversatiate with rich food,
to overfeed, to cause nausea
by overfeeding with delicious,
rich food.

comestible (adjective) [kê-'mes-tê-bl]
Edible, esculent, fit to be eaten.
It is hardly surprising that so many of us are overweight: we speak
a language with more words for "eatable" than Eskimos have words
for snow: comestible, esculent, edible, and eatable. All of these
may be used as nouns meaning aliment, bread (metaphorically), fare,
food, nourishment, nutriment, provender, provisions, sustenance,
victuals, chow, eats, grub.

compote (noun)
Fruit cooked in sugar or syrup, served as a hot or cold dessert

convivial [kuhn-VIV-ee-uhl], adjective:
Relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting,
drinking, and good company; merry; festive.

dyspeptic (adj.) [dis-'pep-tik]
Suffering from indigestion or morose or disgruntled
as if suffering from an upset stomach.
The opposite of dyspeptic is eupeptic,
"having good digestion; also, cheerful."

edacious [i-DAY-shus], adj.
Given to eating; voracious; devouring.

epicure (noun)
Gourmet: somebody who has developed a refined
taste for food
Synonyms: gastronome, bon vivant, gourmet

esculent (adjective)
['es-kyê-lênt]
Edible, eatable, able to be eaten, as the
yam is a large esculent tuber.

flummery [FLUM-uh-ree], noun:
1. A name given to various sweet dishes made with milk,
eggs, flour, etc.
2. Empty compliment; unsubstantial talk or writing; mumbo
jumbo; nonsense.

fricassee (noun)
[fri-kê-'see or 'fri-kê-see]
A dish made of poultry or meat, fresh or leftover,
cut into small pieces and stewed in gravy.

gastronome [GAS-truh-nohm], noun:
A connoisseur of good food and drink.

gourmand (noun)
A lover of good food.
Synonyms: trencherman, glutton

grub (noun) [grêb]
Western US Slang
Plain food, 'eats,' victuals.

hamburger (noun) ['hæm-bê(r)-gê(r)]
Etymology: The Turkish tribes known at the Tatars, who moved across the Russia in the 13th and 14th centuries, shredded poor quality meat, mixed it with spices and ate it raw. "Beefsteak Tatar" became famous, though, in the German port city of Hamburg. Its famous 'Hamburg steak' was brought to the US in the 19th century, where it was generally cooked. The term 'Hamburger steak' first appeared in the Walla Walla, Washington newspaper in 1889. Hamburger simply means "from Hamburg" in German.

masticate [MAS-tih-kayt], transitive verb:
1. To grind or crush with or as if with the teeth in preparation
for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, "to masticate food."
2. To chew food.

olla podrida [ol-uh-puh-DREE-duh; oy-uh-], noun;
plural olla podridas /-DREE-duhz/ or ollas podridas:
1. A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables.
2. A mixture; a hodgepodge.

orthorexia (noun) [or-thê-'rek-si-yê]
An uncontrolable obsession with eating the
right food, especially health food.

palate (noun)
1: The roof of the mouth, which separates the oral
cavity from the nasal cavity and consists of a bony
front section and a soft muscular back section.
2: The sense of taste, or precision of discrimination
between tastes.

peckish (adj.) ['pe-kish]
Slightly hungry or, in North American only, irritable.

piquant (adj.)
Spicy or savory: having a flavor, taste, or smell that is spicy or savory,
often with a slightly tart or bitter edge to it.

poutine (noun)
A dish originating in Québec that consists of french fries
and curd cheese, covered with tomato sauce or gravy.

quaff [KWOFF; KWAFF], transitive verb:
To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in
large draughts.
intransitive verb:
To drink largely or luxuriously.
noun:
A drink quaffed.
Ex.: Instead they consume caviar, feed off foie gras,
chomp exotic cheeses, and quaff champagne.
--"Internet Shopper," _Times_ (London), [11 August 2000]

ranivorous (adj.) [ræ-‘ni-vê-rês ]
Frog-eating.

regale, transitive verb:
1. To entertain with something that delights.
2. To entertain sumptuously with fine food and drink.
intransitive verb: To feast.
noun:
1. A sumptuous feast.
2. A choice food; a delicacy.
3. Refreshment.
Ex. : If I've been away, and the boys do remember to ask about my
trip, I remark on their thoughtfulness by saying, 'Thanks for
asking!' and then regale them with stories about my journey.
--Lucy Calkins, "Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide"

repast, noun:
Something taken as food; a meal.
Ex.: When staying with friends in American in 1949, the philosopher
demanded bread and cheese at all meals. Every time the dull repast
was laid before him, he would exclaim, as if for the first time,
"Hot diggetty!", a phrase he had picked up from the movies.
--Bee Wilson, "Stomach tracts," _New Statesman_ [8 January 1999]

salmagundi [sal-muh-GUHN-dee], noun:
1. A salad plate usually consisting of chopped meat,
anchovies, eggs, and onions, served with oil and vinegar.
2. Any mixture or assortment; a medley; a potpourri; a
miscellany.

sapid [SAP-id], adjective:
1. Having taste or flavor, especially having a strong pleasant flavor.
2. Agreeable to the mind; to one's liking.

satiety [suh-TY-uh-tee], noun:
The state of being full or gratified to or
beyond the point of satisfaction.

scrapple (noun)
Pork and cornmeal loaf: pork trimmings cooked with cornmeal
and seasonings, formed into a loaf, and cooled. It is sliced
and fried before serving. Also called Philadelphia scrapple,
the term emerges from Pennsylvania and the Middle Atlantic
states, extending southward as far as East Tennessee where
it preserves remarkable currency.
(from Encarta)

slake [SLAYK], transitive verb:
1. To satisfy; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
2. To cause to lessen; to make less active or intense; to
moderate; as, slaking his anger.

soupçon (noun) [sup-'son]
A very, very small amount, a scintilla, a trace-far
less than would be expected for dinner.

vapid (adj.)
Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat.
Synonyms: flavorless, insipid, savorless, bland, flat

victual (noun) ['vit-êl]
Human food; (Plural) food and provisions

vindemiate (verb) [vin-'dem-i-yeyt]
To gather grapes or pick other fruit.

voracity (noun) [vo-'ræ-sê-ti]
An enormous appetite, uncontrollable hunger, ravenousness.


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