Irma S. Rombauer quotes
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“A pig resembles a saint in that he is more honored after death than during his lifetime.”
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“Nothing stimulates the practiced cook's imagination like an egg.”
-- Irma S. RombauerSource : IRMA S ROMBAUER (1964). “VOLUME 2 APPETIZERS DESSERTS AND BAKED GOODS JOY OF COOKING”
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“May your rice never burn,' is the New Year's greeting of the Chinese. 'May it never be gummy,' is ours.”
-- Irma S. RombauerSource : Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker (1975). “Joy of Cooking”, p.206, Simon and Schuster
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“Dried peas and beans, being rather on the dull side, much like dull people respond readily to the right contacts.”
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“Correct the seasoning' - how that time-tested direction stimulates the born cook!”
-- Irma S. RombauerSource : IRMA S ROMBAUER (1964). “VOLUME 2 APPETIZERS DESSERTS AND BAKED GOODS JOY OF COOKING”
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“The soufflé is considered the prima donna of the culinary world. The timbale is her more even-tempered relative. On closer acquaintance, both become quite tractable and are great glamorizers for leftover foods.”
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“The soufflé is considered the prima donna of the culinary world. The timbale is her more even-tempered relative. On closer acquaintance, both become quite tractable and are great glamorizers for leftover foods.”
-- Irma S. Rombauer
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“I take anything other than 'you big pig!' as a compliment.”
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Source : Alan Redpath (2004). “The Making of a Man of God (Alan Redpath Library): Lessons from the Life of David”, p.6, Baker Books
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Source : Alice Cary, Phoebe Cary, Mary Clemmer (1876). “The Poetical Works of Alice and Phoebe Cary”, p.164
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“I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.”
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“Work a lifetime to pay off a house You finally own it and there's nobody to live in it.”
Source : Arthur Miller (2015). “The Penguin Arthur Miller: Collected Plays (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.150, Penguin
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“If you can quit for a day, you can quit for a lifetime.”
Source : Benjamin Alire Sáenz (2013). “Last Night I Sang to the Monster”, p.237, Cinco Puntos Press
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“Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.”
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