"Cooking is like golf. You slice it, chip it, and put it on some greens” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “‘Cooking Is Like Golf’ Novelty Chef Apron £9.95 - http://www.bbqtoolsets.co.uk/?p=75955” was posted on Twitter on June 22, 2016. “#Cooking is like #Golf. You #slice it, chip it and put it on some #greens” was posted on Facebook on July 19, 2013.
“Anna Burrows of Columbia university tells us that cooking is like golf. And some of the biscuits we have met remind us of golf balls” was printed in a 1911 newspaper. “Cooking is like golf, I have no idea how to make a birdie” was posted on Twitter on April 8, 2011.
Chronicling America
6 July 1911, Wahpeton (ND) Times, pg. 1, col. 4:
Anna Burrows of Columbia university tells us that cooking is like golf. And some of the biscuits we have met remind us of golf balls.
Twitter
BBQ Tool Sets
@WinBBQTools
“Cooking Is Like Golf” Novelty Chef Apron £9.95 - http://www.bbqtoolsets.co.uk/?p=75955
8:07 AM - 22 Jun 2010
Twitter
restaurant, girl.
@danyellefreeman
Cooking is like golf, I have no idea how to make a birdie.
1:08 PM - 6 Apr 2011
Twitter
allcooking4
@allcooking4
Cooking Is Like Golf Funny Apron For Golfers http://apron.allcooking4.com/cooking-is-like-golf-funny-apron-for-golfers/ …
10:54 PM - 22 Aug 2011
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Dreamer Phactory
@DreamerPhactory
Cooking is like golf - embroidered flour sack towel http://baconbot.dreamer.dgvds.info/post/16199
11:14 AM - 22 Jan 2012
Facebook
Arlequin Abu Dhabi
July 19, 2013 ·
#Cooking is like #Golf. You #slice it, chip it and put it on some #greens.
Twitter
Neil Basson
@WouterBasson
Replying to @LeCreusetSA
@LeCreusetSA @lequaf Cooking is like Golf. You just slice it, chip it and put it on some greens #MyApron
2:24 AM - 20 Feb 2014
Twitter
Golf Balls Direct
@GolfBallsDirect
“Cooking is like golf. You just slice it, chip it and put it on something green.” http://ow.ly/i/7WfO3
10:01 AM - 26 Dec 2014
Twitter
Ojai Valley Inn
@ojaivalleyinn
“Cooking is like golf. You just slice it, chip it, and put it on some greens.” #GolfOjai #OjaiResort… https://instagram.com/p/6S_-SXQKbd/
3:33 PM - 12 Aug 2015 from California, USA
Twitter
Ultimate Golf Carts
@UGCarts
Cooking is like golf. You just slice it, chip it and put in some greens.
#golf #golfcart #golfcarts #golfquote #quote
10:40 PM - 5 Nov 2017
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