Jonathan Swift Food Quotations

He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

He was a bold man that first eat an oyster.

Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit, Will condescend to take a bit

They say fish should swim thrice * * * first it should swim in the sea (do you mind me?) then it should swim in butter, and at last, sirrah, it should swim in good claret.

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.

Kitchen Physic is the best Physic.

Bread is the staff of life.

Bachelor's fare: bread and cheese, and kisses.

This is every cook's opinion - no savory dish without an onion, but lest your kissing should be spoiled your onions must be fully boiled.