New-York tribune., 1900-10-28
SOME VEGETARIAN RECIPES
A YOUNG WOMAN WHO is TRYING
TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF
CHEAP LIVING.

The recent effort of the leaders Of the Vegetarian
Church in Philadelphia to establish a colony IN
the South has awakened in many minds question
as TO how these people live. How housewife can,
70 use the kitchen vernacuar. "set a good table
three times a day with only vegetable products Is
a poser 10 most women.
A woman vegetarian of wealth In this city sAlu
to Tribune reporter yesterday:
II Is possible to set a table without meat at one.
fourth the price that it costs when meat Is useoi
people are content to live on simple rare. re- NV, w
not living to eat But when a sumptuous table is
ded ,t Costs mone 70 the use varey IS limited
and hothouse vegetables and fruits become neces-
With mushrooms cheese souffies, croauettes Of red
kidney beans peas rice etc maGdro ds nt aa ae %
and cream. Our breakfasts comprise fruit, cereals
Consisting largely of fruit and nuts. The latter
enter into the composition Of many OF our dishes
Instead of meat stocks for soup, 1 use vegetable
Simple foods and simplihed methods prevail in
most vegetarian homes Negetarians hold that the
ideal living as rule will consist entirely Of the
uncooked products OF the earth, which obtained
WITHOUT digging and delying and, and without destroy
became vegetarian not only because ! believe
character OF the work devoving upon slaughterers
is degrading. and because animal foods respon-
of the Vegetarian Society have given up animal
food f0r purely S escape the
city among all classes who are not members Of
foods have eaten only vegetable foods for four
years Two of my children have never tasted meat
and well and strong, also my two older
children who have not eaten it since gave 1t up.
A man of seventy member of the Vegetarian
Society, has lived for years upon raw unground
wheat He carries it about in his pocket eating
a handful when he is hungry. The cid man. despite
his unusual diet, is hale and hearty and often walks
from Washington Square TO Harlem tramp
who begged meal from him one day felt grossly
insulted when the vegetarian's own fare was of
fered TO him and left believing that he had been
made the subject of a joke.
young in this city who is trying to
solve the problem of cheap living has adopted
vegetarian fare. Her diet is limited to seasonabIe
fruits and vegetables. In the place of butter she
peanut butter, which, with whole wheat
bread she declares will make meal in itself. At
a dainty luncheon spread by her in her room for a
little party of friends one day last week the menu
included potato chowder whole wheat bread and
peanut butter salad of red kidney beans, crackers
and cheese. picked wanuts, cOcoanut macaroons,
apple sauce. fruit and nuts
A raw food baby" the child calls himself is
being brought up advanced theories by physi-
clan in this city. For breakfast the baby and his
parents raw oatmeal that has been soaked all
night in water enough to cover it. With this
cream is served in the usual way, milk and
honey. Sometimes eggs are beaten and stirred into
the oatmeal for additional nOurshment. This is
prunes dates bananas.
For luncheon they have soup, for variety
of which the babys mother gives this recipe:
Soak half cupful of maceroni, broken into fine
pieces from two to three hours in water somewhat
warmer than tepid. but not hot enough to burn
the finger Chop several stalks of celery and one
onion fine mash three large tomatoes, and add all
to the macaroni. from which the water has been
thoroughly drained Season TO taste. add cupful
Of milk cupful of water and a large teaspoonful
of butter. Heat to same degree as before and