The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied. (François Fénelon)

The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.

François Fénelon

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