table-comfort

Updated: May 28, 2025

A tourist through England can seldom fail, at the quietest country-inn, of finding himself served with the essentials of English table-comfort his mutton-chop done to a turn, his steaming little private apparatus for concocting his own tea, his choice pot of marmalade or slice of cold ham, and his delicate rolls and creamy butter, all served with care and neatness.

Catharine Esther Beecher - American Woman's Home