Fruitcakes & couch potatoes, and other delicious expressions
By: Christine Ammer.
Publisher: Plume
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: English language -- Terms and phrases.; Dinners and dining -- Terminology.; English language -- Etymology.; Gastronomy -- Terminology.; Figures of speech.; Food -- Terminology.
Other titles: Fruitcakes and couch potatoes, and other delicious expressions
Description: Traces the history and explains the usage of more than 1,000 food-related expressions, arranged into thirteen categories that cover the main kinds of food like fruits, vegetables, and meat, as well as terms from dining and cooking.
Notes: Includes index.