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I have lived temperately....I double the doctor's recommendation of a glass and a half wine each day and even treble it with a friend.

I have lived temperately....I double the doctor's recommendation of a glass and a half wine each day and even treble it with a friend.

Thomas Jefferson
Food, Wine, Doctors

Good wine is a necessity of life for me.

Thomas Jefferson
Food, Wine, Cooking
"The Man from Monticello: An Intimate Life of Thomas Jefferson". Book by Thomas J. Fleming, p. 250, 1969.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

Thomas Jefferson
Inspirational, Food, Weight Loss
Letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith, 21 February (1825)

Wine from long habit has become an indispensable for my health

Thomas Jefferson
Food, Wine, Long
Thomas Jefferson, J. Jefferson Looney (2004). “The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 9: 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816”, p.263, Princeton University Press

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post which any human power can give.

Thomas Jefferson
Family, Book, Food
Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). “Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence”, p.64, Algora Publishing

By making this wine known to the public, I have rendered my country as great a service as if I had enabled it to pay back the national debt.

Thomas Jefferson
Country, Food, Wine

On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar.

Thomas Jefferson
Food, Aunt, Virginia
"Coming to a Freezer Near You: Pickle Pops" by Elena Ferretti, www.foxnews.com. March 1, 2010.