Artusi's tuscan recipes

"Two are the principal functions of life: nutrition and the propagation of the species; therefore, to those who, turning their minds to these two needs of existence, study them and suggest norms so that they may be satisfied in the best possible way, in order to make life itself less sad, and to benefit humanity, it is to be hoped that it, even if it does not appreciate their efforts, will at least be prodigal of a benign sympathy. Pellegrino Artusi, (Forlimpopoli, August 4, 1820 - Florence, March 30, 1911), "Science in the kitchen and the art of eating well."