And at the feast, delicious cakes,

Well season'd by Sicilian art.

And Menander, in his Spectre, says—

Do ye applaud,

If the meat's dress'd with rich and varied skill.

But Posidippus, in his Man recovering his Sight, says—

I, having had one cook, have thoroughly learnt

All the bad tricks of cooks, while they compete

With one another in their trade. One said

His rival had no nose to judge of soup