Dressed lobsters and crabs:—
“There’s no meat like them: I could wish my best friend at such a feast.”—Timon of Athens.
Desserts, cakes, jellies, and creams:—
“The queen of curds and cream.”—Winter’s Tale.
Dressed potatoes:—
“Let the sky rain potatoes.”—Merry Wives of Windsor.
Bitter ale:—
“And here’s the pot of good double beer, neighbour:
Drink, and fear not your man.”—Henry VI. (Part II.).
In addition to the foregoing, many interesting and well-chosen quotations appear on the famous bill of fare.
The bill of fare of the Annual Dinner of the Norwich Saint Andrew Society, held in 1896, was headed, “Caird o’ Guid Things”:—