The Wheeling Gourmet» Ambrose Bierce

Custard

Nicolas Steenhout — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:01:08 +0000

Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook. Ambrose Bierce

Cabbage

Nicolas Steenhout — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:09:23 +0000

Cabbage: A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head. Ambrose Bierce

Edible

Nicolas Steenhout — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:41:10 +0000

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. Ambrose Bierce