mint-and-cumin

Updated: May 25, 2025

Then there is the most respectable sect of all the Pharisees, which counts eminent divines and rabbis of every religion among its people. Great church-goers and Sabbath-keepers, great distributors of shalls and shall-nots, great observers of scruples and ordinances. They hold a tight rein over recreations and keep their mint-and-cumin tithes by double-entry.

Edward Eggleston - The Faith Doctor: A Story of New York