Judith Jones, Food Allergies

So I’ve been reading the Tenth Muse by Judith Jones, Julia Child’s editor amongst other literary accomplishments. In the beginning of the book she off-handedly says the oddest thing about a presumed shellfish allergy. Here's the page so you can read for yourself.



My non-medical guess, she never had a shellfish allergy. But still the slivers of fish in her food, hidden, frightens me to no end...