A handbook of gastronomy : new and complete translation / with fifty-two original etchings by A. Lalauze.

  • Brillat-Savarin, 1755-1826.
Date:
1884
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Credit: A handbook of gastronomy : new and complete translation / with fifty-two original etchings by A. Lalauze. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    PACK 58. Portrait of a pretty Female Gourmand . . . 196 Anecdote 197 Women are Gourmandes 197 59. Effects of Gourmandise on Sociability . . . 198 Influence of Gourmandise on Conjugal Happiness . 198 MEDITATION XII.—Of Gourmands. 60. Every one who wishes it is not a Gourmand . . 202 Napoleon 203 Gourmands by Predestination 203 61. Sensual Predisposition ...... 204 62. Gourmands by Virtue of their Profession . . . 208 The Moneyed Classes . 208 63. Doctors 210 64. Objurgation 211 65. Men of Letters ........ 214 66. Pious People 216 67. Chevaliers and Abbds ....... 218 68. Longevity of Gourmands 219 MEDITATION XIII. 69. Gastronomic Tests 222 l First Series—5000 francs—Mediocrity . 226 Income ] Second Series—15,000francs—Comfort. 226 ( Third Series—30,000 francs—Riches . 227 General Observation 228 MEDITATION XIV. 70. The Pleasures of the Table .... 230 71. Origin of the Pleasures of the Table . . . .231 72. Difference between the Pleasures of Eating and those of the Table 232 73. Effects ......... 233 74. Artificial Accessories 234 75. The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries . . . 236 A Sketch ......... 238 MEDITATION XV. 76. Halts of a Shooting Party 247 77. The Ladies 249