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  • The early morning meal of these hunters and fishermen was a veritable djeuner a la fourchette, for their menu included venison, turkey, sweet-potatoes, hoe-cakes made from fresh maize flour, and excellent coffee.

    Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

  • As if in acknowledgement of this, nobody minded a bit, and we were soon surrounded by the little gatecrashers to our petit djeuner sur l’herbe: big, chunky, striped hive bees that knew the meaning of hard work.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • As if in acknowledgement of this, nobody minded a bit, and we were soon surrounded by the little gatecrashers to our petit djeuner sur l’herbe: big, chunky, striped hive bees that knew the meaning of hard work.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

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