We went away, away ... in this case to the , where we consumed s and s according to our natures, and as returned amateurs seemed to grow like water-f… - M. F. K. Fisher

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We went away, away ... in this case to the , where we consumed s and s according to our natures, and as returned amateurs seemed to grow like water-flowers under the greening buds of the s, in the flowing tides of that street.

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About M. F. K. Fisher

(née Mary Frances Kennedy, published primarily as M. F. K. Fisher, but also as Mary Frances Parrish, Victoria Bern, and Victoria Berne; July 3, 1908 – June 22, 1992) was a prolific American author of books on food and cooking combined with autobiographical memoirs. She also wrote essays, short stories, screenplays, travelogues, and three novels. She translated ’s Physiologie du goût and contributed to , , and . From 1942 to 1944 she worked for and was a gagwriter for Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour.

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Birth Name: Mary Frances Kennedy
Alternative Names: M.F.K. Fisher • Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher • Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher Parrish Friede
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Fortunately, good and premium wines are at the command of almost anyone in America who wants to drink them. Also, they are almost always dependable—a far cry from the old idea that "gentlemen" had their own s and their resultant giddy high life, and that the rest of the world lived on beer and s.
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