1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogJohn Edmundsonhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/johnnysensible/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kVVoJ8uLWv"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/la-basconnaise/">La Basconnaise – French Vegan Salad</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/la-basconnaise/embed/#?secret=kVVoJ8uLWv" width="600" height="338" title="“La Basconnaise – French Vegan Salad” — HappyCow" data-secret="kVVoJ8uLWv" 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/2016/06/pub-le-vegetalien3.jpg577295Sharing some more old items from our Ernest Bell Library – items connected to – Végétalisme historique / Historical Veganism. The French were 20+ years ahead of the British in creating the names – végétalisme – végétaliste – végétalien – végétalienne – ……for what Dorothy & Donald Watson – plus other friends termed – veganism – vegan – in 1944. Most of the links in this blog post go to French sources. A Famous Dish The Basconnaise is an economical ‘complete meal’ / vegan salad. It was served as the main dish in France’s first anarchist vegan centers / cafés in the early 1920s –  almost 100+ years ago. The brief menu – Translated – Foyer Végétalien 40, Rue Mathis, PARIS (metro station: Crimée) Price of meal: 3.50 francs MENU: “Basconnaise” (mixed salad composed of raw greens and root vegetables and cooked potatoes). – Soup. – Cooked vegetable. – Dessert. At this center, customers may eat as much as they wish; the only item for which the servings are limited is fruit. Customers are advised to remember that oil and bread can be dangerous to their health when consumed in excess: no more than two spoonfuls of oil (24 grams) should be taken per meal, and the quantity of bread should […]