Excerpt from Breakfast, Dinner, and Tea: Viewed Classically, Poetically, and Practically Dr. Johnson says of Mrs. Carter that she could both translate Epictetus, and make a pudding; and write a Greek poem as well as embroider a handkerchief. In our own day', there may be found many an active, orderly housekeeper, who is also an intelligent, well-informed, even accomplished woman. For the entertainment of this class of persons, the present work has been compiled. While it will be found of great practical utility, it aims to be rather more than a 'mere cookbook; since it contains much curious and instructive matter in relation to the gastronomic habits and peculiarities of all times and all countries. It must surely be a matter of interest, while preparing dishes to gratify the palates of the present generation, to notice what have pleased poets and philosophers, and races long past away, as well as to remark the great diversity of tastes, among the various nations now existing on the earth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.