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COOKING PROVERB

TO MAKE A PERFECT SALAD THERE SHOULD BE A SPENDTHRIFT FOR
OIL, A MISER FOR VINEGAR, A WISE MAN FOR SALT, AND A MADCAP
TO STIR THE INGREDIENTS UP AND MIX THEM WELL TOGETHER.

Submitter comment: SPANISH PROVERB QUOTED IN "LILLIAN'S COOKBOOK." COLLECTOR'S
COMMENT: AND A MAN FOR ALL SEASONINGS, PERHAPS?

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; GRASSLAND LN

Subject headings: Food Drink -- Manner of preparation
PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim

Date learned: 08-13-1968

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