--- title: "2 Food for thought Quotes By Lawrence Norfolk" description: "2 Food for thought quotes by Lawrence Norfolk. Plus more from Lawrence Norfolk and more Food for thought sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/lawrence-norfolk-30315_food-and-wine_flaking-florentine-rounds-he-whispered-p_615738.jpg" --- > [“Flaking florentine rounds,' he whispered. 'Peaches in snow-cream.' 'No,' she murmured. 'No more.' 'Meat pies. Mutton balls topped with spinach and walnuts and cumin ground fine...' 'You have no cumin. Mister Fanshawe told me this morning.' 'We have no mutton…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/flaking-florentine-rounds-he-whispered-peaches-in-snow-cream-no-she/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/lawrence-norfolk-30315_food-and-wine_flaking-florentine-rounds-he-whispered-p_615738.jpg) > [“Night by night, he led her through Saturnus's gardens, describing the dishes that might come from each one. 'Poached collops of venison,' he whispered in her ear. 'A quaking pudding with raisins, honey and saffron. Custards flavored with conserve of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/night-by-night-he-led-her-through-saturnus-s-gardens-describing-the/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/647/lawrence-norfolk-30315_dishes_night-by-night-he-led-her-through-saturn_3070475.jpg) ## Other authors on Food for thought - [Israelmore Ayivor 1,325 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food-for-thought/israelmore-ayivor/) - [Michael Bassey Johnson 22 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food-for-thought/michael-bassey-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-cupcake-25607.jpg) Faydra D. 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Familiar smells drifted in the air: fennel, skirrets and alexanders, then wild garlic, radishes and broom. John looked about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/clearings-opened-on-either-side-familiar-smells-drifted-in-the-air/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“Flaking florentine rounds,' he whispered. 'Peaches in snow-cream.' 'No,' she murmured. 'No more.' 'Meat pies. Mutton balls topped with spinach and walnuts and cumin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/flaking-florentine-rounds-he-whispered-peaches-in-snow-cream-no-she/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“The whiff of Ben's parcel hovered under the delicious aroma of fish. Suddenly John felt hungry. The men, he saw, were sipping from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/the-whiff-of-ben-s-parcel-hovered-under-the-delicious-aroma-of-fish/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“A great flood of aromas swamped the noise, thick as soup and foaming with flavors: powdery sugars and crystallized fruit, dank slabs of beef…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/a-great-flood-of-aromas-swamped-the-noise-thick-as-soup-and-foaming/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“He looked up at the dark line of trees and breathed in slowly, smelling wild garlic, mulched leaves, a fox den somewhere and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/he-looked-up-at-the-dark-line-of-trees-and-breathed-in-slowly/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“They drank from a spring which filled an ancient stone trough behind the ruin. Beyond it lay overgrown beds and plants John had never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/they-drank-from-a-spring-which-filled-an-ancient-stone-trough-behind/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“The great chestnut-wood tables groaned under the weight of platters, trays, plates, dishes and bowls. The whole Feast was here, John saw. Every word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/the-great-chestnut-wood-tables-groaned-under-the-weight-of-platters/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“Now alongside Scovell, John eased preserved peaches out of galliot pots of syrup and picked husked walnuts from puncheons of salt. He clarified butter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/now-alongside-scovell-john-eased-preserved-peaches-out-of-galliot/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“Are there flowers here, your ladyship?' he asked when Pole had gone. 'Flowers?' Lucretia touched a hand to her cheek. 'Surely you have smelt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/are-there-flowers-here-your-ladyship-he-asked-when-pole-had-gone/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“As he lifted the leather-bound cover, the musty smell of paper rose up. He turned the first mottled leaf and looked down at an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/as-he-lifted-the-leather-bound-cover-the-musty-smell-of-paper-rose-up/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“At the kneading trough in the bakehouse, he and Philip pummeled maslin dough until the dull-skinned clods stretched and sprang. A scowling Vanian showed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/at-the-kneading-trough-in-the-bakehouse-he-and-philip-pummeled-maslin/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“By day, John buried himself in preparations. By night, processions of dishes once again marched through his mind: poached fish covered in cucumber scales…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/by-day-john-buried-himself-in-preparations-by-night-processions-of/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) > [“Barrels of oysters wrapped in seaweed came by boat from Stollport. Fat beam and trout were carried in dripping wooden boxes lined with wet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-norfolk/barrels-of-oysters-wrapped-in-seaweed-came-by-boat-from-stollport-fat/) [Lawrence Norfolk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-norfolk/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food-for-thought/lawrence-norfolk/#itemlist", "name": "2 Food for thought Quotes By Lawrence Norfolk", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Flaking florentine rounds,' he whispered. 'Peaches in snow-cream.' 'No,' she murmured. 'No more.' 'Meat pies. Mutton balls topped with spinach and walnuts and cumin ground fine...' 'You have no cumin. Mister Fanshawe told me this morning.' 'We have no mutton either,' he said. 'Nor walnuts until next autumn.' The larders were less than half full, he knew. 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