" If on thy theme I rightly think,
There are fire reasons why men drink :
Good wine, a friend, because I'm dry;
Or least I should say by-and-b}^,
Or any other reason why." — H. Aldrich.
" Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine ;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I'll not look for wine."
Ben Jonson, The Forest,
"You cannot judge the liquor from the lees."
Tennyson, Queen Mary.
" For in my youth I never did apply
Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood."
As You Like It.
" I'll warrant she'll prove an excuse for the glass." — Sheridan.
" And as he drains his draughts of Khenish." — Hamlet, i. 4.
" A cup of wine that's brisk and fine."
Merry Wives of Windsor.
" Your excellent sherries." — Henry IV. iv. 3.
" Brave Burgundy." — Henry VI. iii. 3.
" Why so very, very merry ?
Is it your conscience, or your
One-and-seven sherry ? " — Hah Ballads.
" A little learning is a dangerous thing ;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring," — Pope.
" I drink no more than a sponge."— ^«Je^«i6\
" Now I praise the genial hostess
Who prepares the toothsome dinner."
*' The best of the tables and the best of the fare." — ClougJi.
" Coffee, which makes the politician wise,
" And see through all things with his half-shut eyes."
Pope, Pape of the Loch.
"Enough is good as a feast." — Pay, Proi-erhs.
" Fate cannot harm me, I have dined to-day." — Sydney Smith,
** He calls for wine ; * a health,' quoth he."
Taining of the Shrew, iii. 2.
** A good traveller is something at the latter end of a dinner."
Airs Well that Hnds Well, ii. 4.
*' Tea, thou soft, thou sober sage." — Cihher.
" The sober berry's juice the slaves bear round." — Byron.
" Give me a cigar." — Byron.
"I will make an end of my dinner. There's pippins and
cheese to come." — Merry Wives of Windsor.
" Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both.'^
Macheth.
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^C DV WILLIAM KITCHENER J\^
J
FAMOUS CHEFS AND EPICURES 849
PAKT VIII.
FAMOUS CHEFS AND EPICURES.
THE WORKS OF DB. WILLIAM KITOHINER
AND DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON.
Dr. William Kitchiner was born in London in 1775, and died
February 26, 1827. He is described by biographers as a " mis-
cellaneous writer," but his interest to us depends entirely upon
his ha\ing at one time or another written a book on culinary
matters, which he styled " The Cook's Oracle," and which earned
a reputation that it has maintained undiminished up to the
present time.
This book is before me as I write, and as it was published in
William Gunter's time (1827 — the same year that Dr. Kitchiner
went over to the majority), and William Gunter afterwards
published a book which he styled "The Confectioner's Oracle," as
a " companion " to Dr. Kitchiner's, so he himself announced, it
may be safely conjectured that the work of one was equally
suitable for the culinary " profession " as the other, and that
" The Cook's Oracle " was not for family use only. At any rate,
it was regarded with so much respect by the late William Gunter,
who should be considered an authority, that he has quoted its
doctrines extensively, for possibly even Gunter was impressed by
the learned doctor, even to the extent of believing him to be a
professional cook by virtue of his medical knowledge and endow-
ments. And Dr.
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" If on thy theme I rightly think,
There are fire reasons why men drink :
Good wine, a friend, because I'm dry;
Or least I should say by-and-b}^,
Or any other reason why." — H. Aldrich.
" Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine ;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I'll not look for wine."
Ben Jonson, The Forest,
"You cannot judge the liquor from the lees."
Tennyson, Queen Mary.
" For in my youth I never did apply
Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood."
As You Like It.
" I'll warrant she'll prove an excuse for the glass." — Sheridan.
" And as he drains his draughts of Khenish." — Hamlet, i. 4.
" A cup of wine that's brisk and fine."
Merry Wives of Windsor.
" Your excellent sherries." — Henry IV. iv. 3.
" Brave Burgundy." — Henry VI. iii. 3.
" Why so very, very merry ?
Is it your conscience, or your
One-and-seven sherry ? " — Hah Ballads.
" A little learning is a dangerous thing ;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring," — Pope.
" I drink no more than a sponge."— ^«Je^«i6\
" Now I praise the genial hostess
Who prepares the toothsome dinner."
*' The best of the tables and the best of the fare." — ClougJi.
" Coffee, which makes the politician wise,
" And see through all things with his half-shut eyes."
Pope, Pape of the Loch.
"Enough is good as a feast." — Pay, Proi-erhs.
" Fate cannot harm me, I have dined to-day." — Sydney Smith,
** He calls for wine ; * a health,' quoth he."
Taining of the Shrew, iii. 2.
** A good traveller is something at the latter end of a dinner."
Airs Well that Hnds Well, ii. 4.
*' Tea, thou soft, thou sober sage." — Cihher.
" The sober berry's juice the slaves bear round." — Byron.
" Give me a cigar." — Byron.
"I will make an end of my dinner. There's pippins and
cheese to come." — Merry Wives of Windsor.
" Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both.'^
Macheth.
<^--^^
^C DV WILLIAM KITCHENER J\^
J
FAMOUS CHEFS AND EPICURES 849
PAKT VIII.
FAMOUS CHEFS AND EPICURES.
THE WORKS OF DB. WILLIAM KITOHINER
AND DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON.
Dr. William Kitchiner was born in London in 1775, and died
February 26, 1827. He is described by biographers as a " mis-
cellaneous writer," but his interest to us depends entirely upon
his ha\ing at one time or another written a book on culinary
matters, which he styled " The Cook's Oracle," and which earned
a reputation that it has maintained undiminished up to the
present time.
This book is before me as I write, and as it was published in
William Gunter's time (1827 — the same year that Dr. Kitchiner
went over to the majority), and William Gunter afterwards
published a book which he styled "The Confectioner's Oracle," as
a " companion " to Dr. Kitchiner's, so he himself announced, it
may be safely conjectured that the work of one was equally
suitable for the culinary " profession " as the other, and that
" The Cook's Oracle " was not for family use only. At any rate,
it was regarded with so much respect by the late William Gunter,
who should be considered an authority, that he has quoted its
doctrines extensively, for possibly even Gunter was impressed by
the learned doctor, even to the extent of believing him to be a
professional cook by virtue of his medical knowledge and endow-
ments. And Dr.