Be not desirous of his delicacies: for they are deceitful food.
Read Chapter 23
Clement Of Alexandria
AD 215
There is no limit to the gluttony that these people practice. Truly, in ever inventing a multitude of new sweets and ever seeking recipes of every description, they are shipwrecked on pastries and honey cakes and desserts. To me, a man of this sort seems nothing more than one great mouth.… As for us, who seek a heavenly food, we must restrain the belly and keep it under the control of heaven. .
