“Worries go down better with soup than without” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is frequently shortened to “Worries go down better with soup.”
Authorship is unknown, but the quotation is often credited as a Yiddish proverb. “Worries go down better with soup than without” was included in the book Yiddish Proverbs (1949) by Hanan J. Ayalti.
“Worries go down better with Cold Stone Ice Cream!” was posted on Twitter by Rick Sutter on January 17, 2011. “Worries go down better with ice cream – Jewish Proverb” was posted on Twitter by Häagen-Dazs SA on August 20, 2012.
Google Books
Jewish Affairs
South African Jewish Board of Deputies
Volume 19
1964
Pg. 25:
Worries go down better with soup than without.
31 August 1972, Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, “The Glories of Soup” by Carol DeMasters, World of Women, pt. 1, pg. 6, col. 2:
Probably more common to people today is the Yiddish proverb, “Worries go down better with soup than without.”
24 November 1980, Asheville (NC) Citizen, pg. 17, col. 1 ad:
Worries go down better with soup than without.—Yiddish Proverb
(The Manor Inn, 265 Charlotte Street, Asheville.—ed.)
18 October 1989, The Sun (Baltimore, MD), “Biography of self-confessed S.O.B. is definitely H.O.T.” by Liz Smith, pg. 2F, col. 3:
“WORRIES Go down better with soup,” says the Workman Calendar, repeating a Yiddish proverb.
Google Books
The Harper Book of Quotations (Revised Edition)
By Robert I. Fitzhenry
New York, NY: harperCollins
1993
Pg. 40:
Worries go down better with soup than without. Jewish proverb
Google Books
The International Thesaurus of Quotations (Revised Edition)
Edited by Eugene Ehrlich and Marshall De Bruhl
New York, NY: Harper Perennial
1996
Pg. 29:
Worries go down better with soup than without.
YIDDISH PROVERBS (1949), ED. HANAN J. AYALTI
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#PirateGang™
@PirateGang412
Replying to @InsaneFollowers
@InsaneFollowers Worries go down better with soup than without. #teamfollowback << or ice cream 😊
8:26 PM - 14 Oct 2010
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Rick Sutter
@RSutter
Worries go down better with Cold Stone Ice Cream!
2:31 PM - 17 Jan 2011
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Häagen-Dazs SA
@HaagenDazs_SA
Worries go down better with ice cream – Jewish Proverb
5:09 AM - 20 Aug 2012
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London Dairy India
@LondonDairy_IN
Worries go down better with Ice-cream! Dont you agree 😉
#icecream #happiness #love #dessert
10:25 AM - 21 Jan 2016
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MIKS Soft Serve Ice Cream
@MIKSicecream
“Worries go down better with ice cream” - Jewesh Proverb
#comfortingtasteyoudeserve
#mikssoftserveicecream
11:49 AM - 29 Oct 2018
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Project CHEF
@Project_CHEF
Minestrone #soup before, during & after. Comforting bowls of soup are being cooked up by the Gr.5/6 chefs. When asked what the proverb “Worries go down better with soup” means: “Good soup makes me feel less stressed out.” “Soup warms me up and fills my tummy with joy.” True.
3:09 PM - 6 Feb 2019