The Pleasures of the Table / An Account of Gastronomy from Ancient Days to Present Times. With a History of Its Literature, Schools, and Most Distinguished Artists; Together With Some Special Recipes, and Views Concerning the Aesthetics of Dinners and Dinner-giving

by George H. Ellwanger

"Men have ridden for love,

And men have ridden for gold,

And men have ridden for honour

In the chivalrous days of old.

Little of love recked he,

Nor honour, nor golden store,

But the Abbot would ride for dinner,

And he rode for good wine more.

'I will travel the world,

Travel the world in quest—