Sharing items in our Ernest Bell Library – a British article from 1913 – ……but once again the French were ahead of the game. There was an industrial scale French factory producing soya milk / tofu / other soya products – from 1908/9. …… Caséo-Sojaïne – Paris – France A salesperson’s calling card – circa 1910 … [Read more…]
“Brussels sprouts seem to make people bloodthirsty, and those who live on lentils and artichokes are always calling for the gore of the aristocracy and for the severed heads of kings. Your vegetarianism has given you a wise apathy — so at least you told me once — but in the political sphere a diet … [Read more…]
Philip Wollen, Australian Philanthropist, Former VP of Citibank, Makes Blazing Animal Rights Speech – from here. 澳籍大慈善家，前花旗銀行副總裁，菲利普屋倫就動物權益發表激情演説 Translated by Agnes Tam King Lear, late at night on the cliffs asks the blind Earl of Gloucester “How do you see the world?” 深夜裏，懸崖上，李爾王問瞎眼的格羅斯特伯爵，「你是如何看世界的？」 And the blind man Gloucester replies “I see it feelingly”. 盲人格羅斯特回答道：「我用我的感受去看。」 Shouldn’t we all? … [Read more…]
“Man is an almost hopelessly conceited animal. He thinks that not only the earth with all that it contains was created for his essential benefit, but also the sky, the sun, and indeed, the whole universe, as far as he has any knowledge of it, were designed for his purposes and welfare. The sun … [Read more…]
From the May 1893 issue of Henry S. Clubb’s magazine Food, Home and Garden. To be worn by vegetarians at the World’s Fair: Columbian Exposition in 1893. Glorifying Christopher Columbus / Cristoforo Colombo! ……. Wiki – The World’s Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World’s Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as The Chicago … [Read more…]
Need a no-fail dish for Thanksgiving? These beans fit the bill! Don’t let the title fool you. These beans are made on the stove, but reminiscent of the sweet beans in a can that I grew up with. These beans are extremely kid-friendly–a great way to get kids to eat their beans, and of course, they … [Read more…]