These always make me laugh
"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout." (Swift)
Jonathan Swift: The master of satire! (You should read Gulliver's Travels as the satire it is!)
Mmm… delicious paste…