The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook Quotes

“She (Emily Dickinson) loved simplicity, and perhaps withdrrew into seclusion because it was the simplest way of doing what she wanted to do; express her ideas and thoughts in poetry which no one whom she knew would understand. This was as natural to her as breathing, but the pretense of the people around her seemed unnatural.”
― Tasha Tudor, The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook: Receipts for Very Special Occasions

“Hummingbirds and flowers go together like summertime and fireflies; like rainbows and sunshine.”
― Tasha Tudor, The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook: Receipts for Very Special Occasions

“Larkspur lifting turquoise spires
Bluer than the sorcerer's fires.”
― Tasha Tudor, The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook: Receipts for Very Special Occasions

“Soon the flaming autumn reds and brilliant golds of the deciduous trees, mingled with the dark greens of the conifers, will weave a tapestry across the hills.”
― Mary Mason Campbell, The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook: Receipts for Very Special Occasions

“Books are piled on the tables, in the corners, and on bookshelves, awaiting January nights like this. There are books of history. of biography, and adventure, books on cookery, books on gardening and one on greenhouse gardening, which we dream over and hope to make use of someday.”
― Mary Mason Campbell, The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook: Receipts for Very Special Occasions