State Fair (1945)

Fay Bainter: Melissa Frake

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Quotes 

• Melissa Frake : Mmm, I don't know.

  Abel Frake : Let me taste. Don't taste like Grandma Stitch's.

  Melissa Frake : I followed the recipe.

  Abel Frake : You left something out.

  Melissa Frake : Abel Frake, I am not going to put liquor in my cooking!

  Abel Frake : Making mincemeat without brandy? No such thing.

  Melissa Frake : I don't approve of it, and I won't do it.

  Abel Frake : You'll be sorry. You know, those judges at the fair, they like a little snifter now and then.

• Melissa Frake : I don't know what's gotten into you lately. All you do is sit around and mope.

  Margy Frake : I don't sit around and mope.

  Melissa Frake : Well, stop moping now, and finish your packing.

  Margy Frake : Always saying she doesn't know what's got into me. I'll be glad to get to the fair. Hear something different. See something different for a change. What has got into me anyway?

• Abel Frake : [tasting the mincemeat]  Doesn't taste like Grandma Stiches.

  Melissa Frake : I followed the recipe.

  Abel Frake : You left something out.