Irma Rombauer Quotes & Sayings

Nothing stimulates the practiced cook's imagination like an egg. — Irma S. Rombauer

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

I know who in the family is a great cook. I know where the great recipes are. — Irma S. Rombauer

May your rice never burn,' is the New Year's greeting of the Chinese. 'May it never be gummy,' is ours. — Irma S. Rombauer

Soybeans really need an uplift, being on the dull side, but, like dull people, respond readily to the right contacts. — Irma S. Rombauer

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

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

Correct the seasoning' - how that time-tested direction stimulates the born cook! — Irma S. Rombauer

A pig resembles a saint in that he is more honored after death than during his lifetime. — Irma S. Rombauer

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

Custard puddings, sauces and fillings accompany the seven ages of man in sickness and in health. — Irma S. Rombauer