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This section is from the "The Manila Cook Book" book, by Central Methodist Church.
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The Manila Cook Book compiled by the guild of the Central Methodist Church revised by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Union Church of Manila
THIRD EDITION
Hotel Administration Library
Statlet Hall
Manila 1919
Copyright - Philippine Education Co., Inc., Manila
1919
"We may live without poetry, music and art;
We may live without conscience, and live without heart;
We may live without friends, we may live without books;
But civilized man cannot live without cooks".
TAKE a dash of water cold, And a little leaven of prayer, A little bit of sunshine gold, Dissolved in the morning air. Add to your meal some merriment, And a thought for kith and kin, And then as a prime ingredient Plenty of work thrown in. But spice it all with the essence of love And a little whiff of play, Let a wise old Book and a glance above Complete the well spent day".
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