Governor Brown of Georgia, after a critical examination of the two reports, says, "If it is true, as Peary would like us to believe, that Cook has given us a gold brick, then Peary has offered a paste diamond."
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
They grow a kind of grain which they shell out into wooden bowls, work into a paste, and bake as bread.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
Then the minister opened a little paste board box someone had sent from home, and out came a little rice, and we four got a little each and threw it very carefully, two or three grains at a time so as not to miss.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch