The Washington times., 1908-07-12
SUBSTITUTES FOR MEAT
WHILE PRICES ARE HIGH
By EUSTACE MILES.

T Is quite likely that many readers
vino see this article heading win
say. y knew II would come
another plea for vegetarianism-
We are going TO be told TO live on
vegetables because meat is dear. Just
lS We have been often told 70 live on
vegetables because meat IS full OF uric
acid
But even a reader sometimes errs.
. am going 20 say scarcely anything
about potatoes and Cabbages Or even
about salads or fresh fruits.
Why? Well. first because I think
that they are not substitutes for meat
or rivals OF meat; they do not 20 any
appreciable extent build the body and
repair its waste. as meat does: they
have another function.
The real substitutes for meat are
not vegetables and salads and fruits.
but eggs cheese. nuts. the pulses
peas. beans. and lentils). some o. the
grain foods or cereals
I hope I may. be forgiven n I begin
with elementary principles. and ex-
plain why-according TO the leading
scientists-meat is OF use in the hu-
m8n body
First. 81 is said to arouse the gastric
juices which digest. In the stomach.
the bodybuilding or proteid par OF
foods
This stimulating element IN meat in
a very large number OF eases helps
20 produce or aggravats gout, rheu-
matism. neuralgia. headache. oramp.
lrritabflity. insomnia. congestion. and
kidney troubles
Then meat Is said 70 build the body
and repair its waste. This Is the pro
teid part OF meat II Is chiefly for
this that meat is OF use
But at the present moment meat is
very dear. The problem Is, what are
people TO eat instead OF meat?
think the solution Is 10 find a6e-
auate substitutes for meat Now IS
the very time to experiment with
other fOOd-bases.
For in hot summer weather meat IS
heavy and clOgging food for most OF
rs. Il does not keep well. and-iI Is
terribly expensive
Now what substitutes for meat can
We buy for > cents2 I am going 20
reckon these substitutes as they are,
not when cooked. but when bought in
shops
llttL anu NAaN-1G
Proteid is said 10 be contained IN
raw beef TO the extent OF % per cent
which means that TO obtain one ounce
of proteid from ~aw beef we should
have to buy FIVE ounces OF raw beef
If Deef were at 3 cents per 10. i've
ounces would cost 10 cents Inc
cents would buy two-hfths OF an
ounce Of prOteid-
t-Seese. Il IL contained % per cent
and cost IS cents per H., would give
twO-thirds OF an ounce Of prOteid for
& cents
Now. as against the ordinary and
unattr a Give looking meat and badly
cooked vegetable meal. take this
recipe,
The bodybuilding elements are from
the cheese and eggs, the refreshing
and cleansing elements from the salad
itself. and bread and butter VIII sup
ply the fattenirg and heating elements
Hard boiled egg. cheese. cold boiled
potatoes and carrots. tomatoes. Gu
cumber. beet root. chopped parsley
and onion; salad oil, lemon juice Oct
ter than vinegar. and pepper and
mustard and salt IL required. fChc2pet
cherviI and tarragOn are an improve
ment)
Slice the first ingredients very thin.
and arrange in alternate layers on a
large plate. Thc1 mix the condiments
together with the chopped Ingredients,
pour over the slices, add a little grated
cheese and a few pieces OF watercresA