Weir Cook

Famous quotes containing the words weir and/or cook:

    The first thing to be done by a biographer in estimating character is to examine the stubs of his victim’s cheque-books.
    —Silas Weir Mitchell (1829–1914)

    The rule for hospitality and Irish “help,” is, to have the same dinner every day throughout the year. At last, Mrs. O’Shaughnessy learns to cook it to a nicety, the host learns to carve it, and the guests are well served.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)