I assume so too, and it's well worth reading. From 1729, by Jonathan Swift. Full text here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1080/1080-h/1080-h.htm

When I was a kid in the 80s, the parents of a kid in my older brother's class complained angrily to the school about this, clearly having failed to realise it was satire.

Here's an excerpt:

"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust."