I keep cows through no love of having them about, but for frank culinary purposes. A country kitchen has no excuse for existence without pans of yellow milk, inch deep in cream, pounds of fresh-churned butter and foaming buttermilk.

我养牛并不是因为喜欢养牛，而是出于坦率的烹饪目的。如果没有黄色牛奶、一英寸深的奶油、几磅新鲜搅拌的黄油和起泡的酪乳，乡村厨房就没有存在的借口。