Suddenly everything was ready; the crisp, smoking-hot French loaf, the big, brown jar of bubbling and odorous chicken, the lettuce curled in its bowl, the long- necked bottles in their straw cases, and Cheeses and crackers and olives and figs and tiny fish in oil and marrons in fluted paper that were a part of all Peter's dinners.
"Sisters"
Kathleen Norris
The fall Cheeses are beginning to ripen, and the wine saps are so heavy that Edwin has proudly propped up the bending boughs.
"Molly Brown's Orchard Home"
Nell Speed
Of the hard Cheeses, one may convey a morsel to the month with the thumb and forefinger; but, as a general rule, it is better to use the fork.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood