Irma Rombauer Quotes

#1. Eternity is a ham and two people" (also given as "Eternity is two people and a ham") is an old quip from the days when a ham was huge - far more than two people could finish. Irma Rombauer mentions this line in her famous cookbook, The Joy of Cooking.

Dorothy Parker

#2. Magazines don't have enough confidence to have their own style, so they use a borrowed style. That is shocking to me, but your perception is very accurate. It's a way to be more commercially viable, but to me, that's not having a style, that's having a schtick.

Gregory Heisler

#3. Even Doug Swieteck's brother couldn't cuss like that
and he could cuss the yellow off a school bus.

Gary D. Schmidt

#4. Correct the seasoning' - how that time-tested direction stimulates the born cook!

Irma S. Rombauer

#5. Anyone who's lived in Manhattan all his life always feels torn whenever he leaves it. There's the satisfaction of breaking free, for a time. But that's balanced heavily by the feeling of leaving your whole life behind, and to see it from a distance.

Rachel Cohn

#6. Custard puddings, sauces and fillings accompany the seven ages of man in sickness and in health.

Irma S. Rombauer

#7. A pig resembles a saint in that he is more honored after death than during his lifetime.

Irma S. Rombauer

#8. Most cocktails containing liquor are made today with gin and ingenuity. In brief, take an ample supply of the former and use your imagination. For the benefit of a minority, it is courteous to serve chilled fruit juice in addition to cocktails made with liquor.

Irma S. Rombauer

#9. I love to bring a bowl or basket filled with clementines that can be used as an easy centerpiece and enjoyed after the party.

Clinton Kelly

#10. I know who in the family is a great cook. I know where the great recipes are.

Irma S. Rombauer

#11. May your rice never burn,' is the New Year's greeting of the Chinese. 'May it never be gummy,' is ours.

Irma S. Rombauer

#12. Reasonable men are not reasonable when you're in the bubbles which have characterized capitalism since the beginning of time.

Paul Samuelson

#13. Love doesn't demand; it accepts." Mara to Kamilo.

Raymond E. Feist

#14. Don't mourn, Organise

Joe Hill

#15. The new 'Joy' was needed for a number of reasons. Recent developments in nutrition and new ingredients were two of the major reasons for the revision. One of the other big reasons was America's new love for big flavors. Yay!

Irma S. Rombauer

#16. Nothing stimulates the practiced cook's imagination like an egg.

Irma S. Rombauer

#17. Soybeans really need an uplift, being on the dull side, but, like dull people, respond readily to the right contacts.

Irma S. Rombauer

#18. I get double credits. First I get the satisfaction credit of being hit on by the sexy DOT inspector, and second I get loyal and true credit for turning him down because I have my personal sexy nerd.

J.D. Robb

#19. Dear heart, I promissed you i'd take it slow. Dear love, I know I swore on everything I own. But I can resist ... it's just one kiss.

Keri Hilson

#20. The automatic bread maker is not as good as breads made by hand, but waking up to the smell of fresh bread is worth the price of admission. We use it for fresh cinnamon raisin toast - mmmmmmm!

Irma S. Rombauer