The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12
TABLOID RESTAURANT.
Brooklyn Has Two Dining Rooms Where Meals May be. ob- tained in Lozenges or
 Capsules.

Capsules.
 Brooklyn Eagle.
 Brooklyn now revels in the distinction of possessing the second tabloid restau- rant ever established. The first began its career in Manhattan a few weeks ago. A tabloid restaurant. 1t should be under stood, is a restaurant where food is served lH condensed form-where the patron may take a square meal in loz- enPe that may be swallowed at a single gulp. Or he can have his dinner in a cap suie, if he prefers it that way. But 1t must be said that most people, even those who are sufficiently up-to-date to pat roniZe a tabloid restaurant, became so addicted to eating Tn early life that they find it hard to abandon the practice. Thus it happens that at the ta blod reS- taurant most patrons prefer their food lozenges diluted with water-so it will last longer, perhaps.
 The tabloid restaurant was made pos- sible by the invention of compressed foods few years ago. Compressed foods were supposed to be ble only as an emergency ration, but some enterprising Individual found that the compressed foods would appeal to a certain portion of the public even where there was an abundance of restaurants of the ordinary type. Hence, the tabloid restaurant. The place is on Fulton Street almost directly opposite the bridge entrance, and 1t is already patronized by large and grow ing class of well dressed and intelligent people, apparently of the better classes, who seem to have been attracted at first by the novel menu and who remain pa- ttentS afterward because they like the food.
 The patrons do not seem to like to have large dish served to them with only small portion of its surface covered with the edible he is expected to consume, and in consequence the ''beefsteak," fish balls.' "fricassee." "roasts" and mock turtle" supplied at the restaurant in question are only about third smaller than fla rpal article wnIIld hp If ia al solid nutriment, however, and the pat rons of the place order the dishes as though they really were enamored of them.
 The restaurant is small and unpreten- ttous, but it Is kept eXquisitely neat and clean. Curtains screen the interior from the gaze of the curious on the street. and they are really needed, for there is al ways fringe of small boys trying to peer In and learn just what kind of human beings they are who prefer quality to quantity when 1t comes to such a vital question as food. On one side of the res taurant's interior is the usual array of tables the linen almost sparkling in it's starchy whitene5s. while on the other side is a counter extending down the WhCle length of the place and on which are arranged bottles, cans and packages of the compressed roodS. For these a ready sale is found over the counter. Some of the mora interesting items on tke bill of fare are as follows:
 Compressed Be afsCeak.. .. ....a........15 Compressed Fish Balls. Q, ............15 Compressed Fricassee.. ...............15 Compressed Roast .. .. ..................1I h Compressed Mock Turtle .. ....... .15 Gratin of Cauifiower. . ....,...........15 Protose Nut Meat. Q. ....................la protose Hash. ,....................l5 IS Nuttolene.. .. .. ..........................1 Baked Beans with Protose. ...........l5 Spinach CroquetteS e. .................15 15 Tomato Bcefsteak ...............l5
 In order 10 get an idea of what con- pressed b0efSteak would taste lik,. to the ordinary mortal the investigator called for that dish. It was served with brown gravy. sweet potato and three slices of bread. In anpearance compressed beef st ak looks like Hamburger steak. and it Is decidedly palatabe It tastes like meat, yet it's composition is not so firm.
 Us that real meat?' the proprietor was asked
 on. no" he replied with an expression of dstonishment. That is really pro- tose, the basis of most of our dishes here You get the taste of meat and the smell or meat, but you also get the nutriment of nuts, with none of the baneful effects of meat. One does not need quantity In food, but nutriment. You get it from protose. which forms the basis of all our compressed tabloid dishes"
 All of the secrets of the culinary pren- aration Of compressed foods are not di- VulGed to the inquirer. The brown gravy served with several of the compressed ulSneS lS Hpl dlOle TlCn m color, but Is most palatdble and compares favorablV with many chefs pet composition. lis recipe could not be had.
 Protose itself comes in sealed cans and corresponds to lean flesh, such as beef and mutton, without partaking of tha bulky nature of animal foods. For in- stance. there is held to be as much nu- triment and sustenance for the human body in a pound of protose as there would be in five times that amount of meat,
 In appearance protose looks like press ed chicken or turkey. which it resem- bles in color, and. what is more. it keeps rous. Consequently, it Is easy to serve up compressed chicken salad made from il. while compressed protose hash also has many admirers.
 Who likes compressed foods best men or women?" the proprietor was asked.
 "I think women really prefer them. ' he said You will find that women. as rule. require little food, and conse- quently they arc quite satisfied to in- dulge in only d moderate amount if they know that IS of the best. Our pat ronage of course. comes largely from men now, but those who are steady GUS