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A dressing is not a compote A dressing is not a custard It consists of pepper and salt, Vinegar, oil and mustard.

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Ogden Nash
Age: 68 †
Born: 1902
Born: August 19
Died: 1971
Died: May 19
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
New York
United States
Frederic Ogden Nash
Dressing
Culinary
Salt
Custard
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Pepper
Oil
Vinegar
Cooking
Mustard
Food
Peppers
Dressings

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