| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
| NUMBER: | 6728 |
| AUTHOR: | Calvin Trillin |
| QUOTATION: | Even today, well-brought-up English girls are taught by their mothers to boil all veggies for at least a month and a half, just in case one of the dinner guests turns up without his teeth. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Third Helpings Houghton Mifflin 83 |
| SUBJECTS: | Communications & the Arts: Food & Drink: Observers & Critics |
| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. Copyright © 1988 by James B. Simpson. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | ||||
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