Food should be chosen for nutritive values, of course, but also to give variety and interest to meals. Food should be chosen to give pleasure and to cheer up people after a hard day's work, to comfort them when they feel down for some reason, to amuse them when things seem a bit dull, or to open up conversation when they feel silent and uncommunicative. It seems to me totally unnecessary for any home, or even institution, to fall into the rut of serving the same thing the same day each week. One should not be able to say, "oh, yes, Monday, bread pudding" -- anywhere. Meals should be a surprise, and should show imagination. - Edith Schaeffer, The Hidden Art of Homemaking Artwork: Henri Matisse. Dinner Table. 1897.
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