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by M. F. K. Fisher (Author) "The first thing I remember tasting and then wanting to taste again is the grayish-pink fuzz my grandmother skimmed from a spitting kettle of strawberry..." (more)
Key Phrases: old waiter, Monsieur Paul, The Measure of My Powers, Miss Huntingdon (more...)
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M. F. K. Fisher sees life stomach first. The New York Times said "She spit Puritan restraint out like a dull wine and made a life of savoring the slow, sensual pleasures of the table." And between meals, she savored the pleasures of men and travel, too. She recalls California in 1912, life in France in the 1930s, and traveling solo to Mexico in 1941. Her first oyster is a beautiful story, about adolescence and the glory of the briny mollusk, and her humor is as forthright as her taste at table.

W.H. Auden
"I do not know of any one in the United States who writes better prose."

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: North Point Press (October 10, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0865473927
  • ISBN-13: 978-0865473928
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars 9 customer reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #131,429 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The first thing I remember tasting and then wanting to taste again is the grayish-pink fuzz my grandmother skimmed from a spitting kettle of strawberry jam. Read the first page
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old waiter
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Monsieur Paul, The Measure of My Powers, Miss Huntingdon, New York, Frau Weber, Monsieur Kuhn, Monsieur Biarnet, Madame Biarnet, Miss Blake, Miss Faulck, Miss Lyse, Monsieur Vaillant, Big Lige, Mon Dieu, Savoy Alps, Three Pheasants
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