Too long have the gentle ladies sat in their boudoirs looking at life in a mirror like the Lady of shallot, while down below, in the street, the fight rages, and other women, and defenseless children, are getting the worst of it.
"In Times Like These"
Nellie L. McClung
I like it best in the genuine Welsh way, however-that is, the toasted bread buttered on both sides profusely, then a layer of cold roast beef with mustard and horseradish, and then, on the top of all, the superstratum, of Cheshire thoroughly saturated, while, in the process of toasting, with genuine porter, black pepper, and shallot vinegar.
"The Complete Book of Cheese"
Robert Carlton Brown
shallot is stronger than garlic and onion; a real Tartar sauce cannot be made without shallot.
"Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks"
Pierre Blot