{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"John Edmundson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/johnnysensible\/","title":"Full Of Beans....... - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Cgsnhg4fiA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/full-of-beans\/\">Full Of Beans&#8230;&#8230;.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/full-of-beans\/embed\/#?secret=Cgsnhg4fiA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Full Of Beans&#8230;&#8230;.&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"Cgsnhg4fiA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Full-of-Beans-mini.jpg","thumbnail_width":582,"thumbnail_height":200,"description":"Beans,\u00a0Logic\u00a0&amp; 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&#8217;s first vegetarian restaurants opened in the 1870s. Gradual change was often advised in books \/ journals &#8211; firstly giving up eating the meat of land animals &#8211; then giving up eating fish &#8211; then leaving dairy &amp; eggs.\u00a0Intensive factory farming was not yet the norm. Color Guide! Purple\u00a0= quotes.\u00a0Brown\u00a0= old vocabulary usage.\u00a0Blue\u00a0= links.\u00a0Red\u00a0= major points. \u00a0&#8216;Full of beans, as usual?&#8217; &#8230;.after enjoying a delicious &#8216;Bean Steak&#8217; &#8230;.costing 1\/6.\u00a0Tongue in cheek &amp; double entendre. full of beans = lively; in high spirits. The Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms says the idiom comes from horses, which were &#8220;in good condition&#8221; when fed a diet of beans. &amp; full of beans = with a tummy full of beans after eating a\u00a0&#8216;Bean Steak&#8217;. 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 &#8211; source Mock meats, made from beans &amp; grains, were being served in\u00a0British\u00a0restaurants 80+ years ago &#8211; &#8230;&#8230;they were also being eaten in China 1000+ years ago. Tofu, a [&hellip;]"}