And so on. The Bible affords others, well worth quoting:—
OYSTERS.
He brought them up out of the sea.—Isaiah.
And his mouth was opened immediately.—Luke i. 64.
BEAN SOUP.
"Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils."
FISH, STRIPED BASS.
We remember the fish we did eat freely.—Numbers.
These with many stripes.—Deuteronomy.
STEINBERGER CABINET.
Thou hast kept the good wine until now.—John ii. 10.
BOILED CAPON.
Accept it always and in all places.—Acts xxiv. 3.
PIGEON BRAISE.
Pigeons such as he could get.—Leviticus.
SUCCOTASH.
They brought corn and beans.—Samuel.
QUAIL LARDED.
Even quail came.—Exodus.
Abundantly moistened with fat.—Isaiah.