A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane DietBeard, Sidney Hartnoll
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A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet
Beard, Sidney Hartnoll
Cooking; Diet; Vegetarian cooking; Vegetarianism
Those who are making railway journeys can easily provide themselves
with a simple luncheon basket containing fruits, sandwiches made with
flaked nuts, eggs, cheese or preserves, or with such delicacies as
haricot or lentil potted meat (directions for making which will be
found later on, in the section devoted to Luncheon Recipes.)
Travellers may perhaps be reminded that cheese and nuts contain much
more nutriment than lean meat.
Food-reformers who are about to pay a prolonged visit in a private
house should inform the hostess, when accepting her invitation, that
they are abstainers from flesh, but that their tastes are very simple
and that they enjoy anything except flesh-food. As she might have
erroneous ideas about the requirements of vegetarians she might
otherwise feel perplexed as to what to provide. If the visitor takes
fish the fact should be stated.
[Sidenote: =No Faddism.=]
Care should be taken not to involve the hostess in any needless
trouble, and she should be shown, by the simplicity of one's
requirements, that she is easily capable of affording complete
satisfaction. When she realizes this, she will probably take pleasure
in learning something about hygienic living, and will be ready to read
a pamphlet or a guide-book upon the subject, and to produce some of
the dishes contained in it.
The Humane Diet Cause has been much hindered by the 'fads' of persons
who have adopted very extreme views about diet and who worry
themselves and other people about trifling matters in connection with
their food until they are almost regarded as being pests in a
household. Instead of cheerfully partaking of anything that is
provided, except flesh, they parade their scruples about almost
everything on the table, and, consequently, those who entertain them
vow that they will never become such nuisances themselves or entertain
such again.
I have always found that by letting my friends clearly understand that
I abstain from butchered flesh chiefly because of _humane reasons_ and
for the sake of _principle_, they respect my sentiment, and evince a
desire to discuss the matter without prejudice. If fruitarianism is
adopted merely as a 'fad,' discordant vibrations are often aroused
because one's acquaintances consider that one is giving needless
trouble by being unconventional without sufficient justification.
[Sidenote: =Sea Voyages.=]
Those who are making a sea voyage will find that many of the large
steamship companies are quite prepared to furnish substitutes for
flesh-diet if an arrangement is made beforehand. In such cases there
should be a clear stipulation that brown bread, dried and fresh fruit,
nuts, farinaceous puddings, omelets, or dishes made with cheese,
macaroni, lentils, haricots, tomatoes, etc., should be obtainable in
some form and in sufficient variety. A list of a few 'specialities'
(such as Protose, Nuttoria, &c.) should be furnished when a long
voyage is contemplated, so that the steward may stock them.
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