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Whatever laudable qualities the English may possess in their selection, preparation, and consumption of food, elegance, originality, diversity, and imagination are not among them.

Mary Ellen Chase

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Mary Ellen Chase
Age: 86 †
Born: 1887
Born: February 24
Died: 1973
Died: July 28
Author
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Town of Blue Hill
Maine
English
Elegance
England
Originality
Among
Selection
Food
Consumption
Imagination
Possess
Quality
Qualities
Whatever
Preparation
May
Diversity
Laudable

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