1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogJohn Edmundsonhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/johnnysensible/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eii4oRnM6X"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/full-of-beans/">Full Of Beans…….</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/full-of-beans/embed/#?secret=eii4oRnM6X" width="600" height="338" title="“Full Of Beans…….” — HappyCow" data-secret="eii4oRnM6X" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Full-of-Beans-mini.jpg582200Beans, Logic & Consistency The Roots of Veganism When reading these old texts, please remember that there were very few vegetarian / vegan eating places in those days. London’s first vegetarian restaurants opened in the 1870s. Gradual change was often advised in books / journals – firstly giving up eating the meat of land animals – then giving up eating fish – then leaving dairy & eggs. Intensive factory farming was not yet the norm. Color Guide! Purple = quotes. Brown = old vocabulary usage. Blue = links. Red = major points.  ‘Full of beans, as usual?’ ….after enjoying a delicious ‘Bean Steak’ ….costing 1/6. Tongue in cheek & double entendre. full of beans = lively; in high spirits. The Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms says the idiom comes from horses, which were “in good condition” when fed a diet of beans. & full of beans = with a tummy full of beans after eating a ‘Bean Steak’. The postcard is undated. It was used in 1934, the same year that our Ernest Bell Library was conceived. The Beaneater (1580-90) by Annibale Carracci – source Mock meats, made from beans & grains, were being served in British restaurants 80+ years ago – ……they were also being eaten in China 1000+ years ago. Tofu, a […]