"Black pudding" Quotes from Famous Books
... meals, especially if he is one of the fast kind; but a grimy nurse stands by, and, opening his mouth every few minutes, crams in a few spoonfuls of the black pudding. The natural consequence is more or less indigestion and inequality of strength. We have not yet taken full advantage of the laws of combustion, or adapted our apparatus to the peculiarities of the best and cheapest fuel. Nature manages more wisely in her ... — The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. II, No. 8, June 1858 • Various
... to ascertain; and, like the famous old woman with her "yard of black pudding," I very soon found it was much easier to obtain what I wanted, than to know what to do with it when I had it. A very slight inspection of my pockets satisfied me that coal-tar was capable of becoming liquid, and, if I needed further evidence, the ... — St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 • Various
... also bled periodically, and the blood is boiled and eaten, much in the same manner that black pudding is used throughout Europe. A herd of cattle will thus provide animal food without ... — Ismailia • Samuel W. Baker
... wish now; for it may come to pass as the man's wish in the fairy tale did, and the black pudding flew up and stuck tight to ... — Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI - An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. • Louisa M. Alcott |