dish fit for a king

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An onion salad, dressed only with salt, vinegar, and pepper, seemed a dish fit for a king; but last night the soldiers quartered near made a raid on the garden and took them all.

From Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War by Cable, George Washington

An onion salad, dressed only with salt, vinegar, and pepper, seemed a dish fit for a king, but last night the soldiers quartered near made a raid on the garden and took them all.

From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington

A pot of "cush" is a dish "fit for a king," and men who will not fight on it would not fight if penned.

From History of Kershaw's Brigade by Dickert, D. Augustus

Now, good tender zebra makes a dish fit for a king, but the brute can trot at such a rate that I knew I shouldn't have a chance to catch him running.

From The Children's Book of London by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)

Snipe on hot toast is a breakfast dish fit for a king.

From Memoirs of Orange Jacobs by Jacobs, Orange