To this choice he had been enticed by the text, which was, "Render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's," a mandate that would be far more palatable to an audience composed of royal troops, than to one which had become a good deal disaffected by the arts and arguments of Joel Strides and the miller.

I found the thin brose provided more palatable than the soup of the evening before, and managed to consume a pannikin of it.

Part of our road was studded with gray cork-trees, at a distance hardly to be distinguished from olives, and José dismounted to gather the mast, which was as sweet and palatable as chestnuts, with very little of the bitter quercine flavor.

The fruit was hard and green, but looked as if it would be palatable in the winter.

In Persia, the fruit is edible in its raw state; but in this country it never ripens sufficiently to be palatable without being cooked.

Bread should always be at least a day old before it is eaten; and, if properly made, and kept in a cool dry place, ought to be perfectly soft and palatable at the end of three or four days.

It is exceedingly palatable for general use in puddings, pancakes, &e., while gruel can be prepared in a few minutes.

We decided that it is not very palatable on first acquaintance.

Dried apples soaked over night may be made much more palatable by stewing with raisins or English currants, in the same way.