In medieval times the habit arose of expressing a man's wealth, no longer in terms of the amount of land in his… — Waverley Root Copy Share Image
In medieval times the habit arose of expressing a man's wealth, no longer in terms of the amount of land in his estate, but… — Waverley Root Copy Share Image
Sweetly and subtly perfumed...so soft it is best eaten with a spoon, a tenderness more appealing to gourmets than to those who have to… — Waverley Root Copy Share Image
Nature was indeed at her artistic best when she created the nutmeg, a delight to the eye in all its avatars, from the completely… — Waverley Root Copy Share Image
The hard-drinking newspaperman is, or used to be, a stock character of fiction. Now he is being phased out of literature just as he… — Waverley Root Copy Share Image
The oat is the Horatio Alger of cereals, which progressed, if not from rags to riches, at least from weed to health food. — Waverley Root Copy Share Image
The turnip is a capricious vegetable, which seems reluctant to show itself at its best. — Waverley Root Copy Share Image
Drink wine every day, at lunch and dinner, and the rest will take care of itself. — Waverley Root Copy Share Image
Every country possesses, it seems, the sort of cuisine it deserves, which is to say the sort of cuisine it is appreciative enough to… — Waverley Root Copy Share Image
