The Vegan Summer 1987

TheWffifl Managing Editor: Colin Howlett Editor: Barry Kew Commodity News Editor: Lis Howlett Advertising & Distribution Manager: Philip Brown Design by Kate Bowen and Craig Wilkinson Illustrations by Juliet Breese Typeset by Goode Typesetting Service, Oxford Printed by Ouse Valley Graphics Ltd., Northampton The Vegan is published quarterly by The Vegan Society Ltd Publication date: Late February, May, August, November Copy date: 1st of month of publication ISSN 0307-4811 © The Vegan Society Ltd 'Vegan' is a trademark of The Vegan Society Ltd

The Vegan Society The Vegan Society Ltd Registered Charity No. 279228 33-35 George Street Oxford OX1 2AY Tel: 0865 722166 President: Serena Coles Deputy President: Chris Langley Vice-Presidents: Eva Batt Freya Dinshah Jay Dinshah Grace Smith Council: Paul Appleby Amy Austin Serena Coles Vincent FitzGerald Chris Langley (Chair) Hon. Treasurer: Vincent FitzGerald Secretary: Barry Kew Office Manager: Susan Kew Information Officer: Philip Brown

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Infontiation For the benefit of new readers some general infortnation is provided below: Veganism may be defined as a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practical, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, the animal kingdom for food, clothing or any other purpose.

In dietary terms, it refers to the practice of dispensing with all animal produce - including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, (nonhuman) animal milks, and their derivatives. The status of honey in a vegan diet has varied over the years; whilst remaining contentious, its use is currently left to individual conscience.

The Vegan Ethic challenges all who preach compassion yet acquiesce in institutionalized animal abuse, especially the cruel practices inherent in dairy, livestock and poultry farming. Abhorrence of these practices is probably the single most common reason for the adoption of veganism, but many people are also drawn to it for health, ecological, spiritual and other reasons.

For those in doubt, the words 'vegan' and 'veganism' are pronounced 'VEEgan' and 'VEEganism" with a hard 'g', as in 'gorilla'.

please send a large SAE to the Society at 33-35 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AY. If you are already a vegan or vegan sympathizer please support the Society and help increase its influence by joining. Increased membership means more resources to educate and inform. The current membership fee is £6.50 for an individual (£4 if unwaged) and £8.50 for a family (£6 if unwaged). Full membership is restricted to practising vegans, as defined above, but sympathizers are very welcome as associates of the Society. Both members and associates receive The Vegan free of charge. Applications for membership/associate status should be sent to the Oxford office, with the envelope marked 'Membership Secretary'.

Vegan Society Publications The Society publishes a wide range of free leaflets and lowpriced books and booklets of interest to the newcomer. See the section in the magazine entitled Publications & Promotional Goods. This section also lists a number of works which although produced independently of the Society and not necessarily vegan in viewpoint are nevertheless felt to be useful and informative.

The Vegan Society was formed in England in November 1944 by a group of vegetarians who had recognized and come to reject the ethical compromises implicit in lacto-vegetarianism and consequently decided to renounce the use of all animal products. Since those early days it has grown considerably in both size and influence, reflecting the increasingly wide recognition of veganism's ethical, health, ecological and other advantages. The Society now has the status of an educational charity, whose aims include encouraging the development and use of alternatives to all commodities normally derived wholly or partly from animals.

Vegan Times 25 Tabley Road. London N7 0NA.' Veganism, spiritual growth, healing, ecology, etc. 50p in stamps for a sample copy.

If you would like more information about its work

Y Figan Cymreig (The Welsh Vegan) 9 Mawddwy Cottages,

Vegan Magazines In addition to The Vegan - the official organ of the Society - the following independent publications may be of interest: Vegan Views 6 Hayes Avenue, Bournemouth BH7 7AD. An informal quarterly with articles, interviews, news, reviews, letters, cartoon strip.

Subscription rate for four issues: £2.40 (Europe and surface mail overseas: £2.80).

Minllvn, Dinas Mawddwv, Machynlleth SY20 9LW, Wales. 35p in stamps for a sample copy.

The Vegan Families Contact List provides a link between parents throughout the UK seeking to raise their children in accordance with vegan principles. To receive a copy of the list and have your name added to a future edition, please send an SAE to the compiler - Eve Gilmour - do the Oxford office, giving your name, address and names and dates of birth of children.

The Vegan Self-Sufficiency Network, an organization independent of the Vegan Society, was established to provide a focus for all those interested in, working towards or practising self-sufficient lifestyles based on vegan principles. The Network produces a quarterly newsletter in which members can share ideas and experience and discuss subjects related to the many aspects of vegan selfsufficiency. There are sections devoted to vegan gardening, and to crafts and selfsufficiency skills. If you would like further information VSSN please write to: A subscription to the newsletter costs £2 a year (overseas, surface mail £2.50) - cheques payable to 'The Vegan SelfSufficiency Network'.

Veganism Abroad There are active vegan societies in Australia, Sweden and the USA, as well as contacts in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and New Zealand.

The views expressed in The Vegan do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or of the Vegan Society Council.

Nothing printed should be construed as Vegan Society policy unless so stated. The Society accepts no liability for any matter in the magazine. The acceptance of advertisements does not imply endorsement.

Contributions intended for ublication are welcomed, ut unsolicited materials will not be returned unless accompanied by an SAE.

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The Vegan, Summer 1987

TEAM TALK Nobel Laureate Albert Camus once claimed that all he knew of men he had learnt from football.

It's not too clear just what stage of the game we're presently at - we've seen players disappear down the tunnel and the subs come on with many more to follow but our own situation can be likened to the game the author enjoyed as a goalkeeper with Algiers. We too can learn by casting ourselves as team players: the exercise will do us no harm, despite it being the close season.

If all we want to do is to stop the 'opposition' playing then we'll win no friends. Negative play is usually a sign that the team has little faith in its ability to succeed, and losing players are often to be found constantly arguing amongst themselves. By contrast, those with unshakeable belief in their right to the cup, so to speak, will brush off mistakes (for we all make them, even Maradona), always looking for the next move, encouraging each other, emphasising the positive and what there is to gain. It is no accident that this course also wins the applause of the crowd, the public support, by setting the uplifting example.

Let us make no mistake: we're on the edge of forever and when we win we want to stay winners.

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Naturally, we pitch our strategy to the conditions. We have to play the game, not in the Newboltian sense but in the recognition that though there are many styles of play (some deserving an early bath), coming onto the pitch in boxing gloves may cut an image but guarantees failure.

The intentions may be good, but nai've. An innocence lost at least temporarily - is a price we have to pay.

Of course we'll overcome the filthy game with which we and other animals are confronted, but we'll do it by presenting a better class of play, by showing that we're from a higher league yet never forgetting our own vital motivation (see for example the Silent Scream pp 12 & 13). That's why we support the BUAV's Choose Cruelty-Free campaign and Animal Aid's Living Without Cruelty initiative. It's why Janet Hunt, Leah Leneman and Lis Howlett here again point us towards meals and products behind which lie no horror stories, and why the Langleys continue to offer sound nutritional information so that no-one can doubt that veganism is a match for anything.

Our Guides to products, restaurants and holidays, our new booklets publication programme are part of the same strategy, emphasizing what we're for. life not death, happiness not misery, success not failure, benevolence not wrong-doing.

Our computerization, now knocking us into shape, is intended to make lithe performers of us so we minimize the time spent on mundane tasks - enabling us to surge forward, always seeking the advantage. The potential here for putting all our players in tune with each other is huge, making our movement much smoother, forging individual strengths and skills into cohesive team work. In the face of the Meat and Livestock Commission's £31 million and the Milk Marketing Board's £20 million sponsorship we don't need to be giant-killers so much as to be able to show that right is might - not vice versa - and shame them off the park. The time-honoured and most effective way of answering your opponent's offensive methods is to put the ball in the back of their net.

But much of this is fanciful talk. Pitching ourselves, or being pitched by others, solely as 'opponents' we play out a role which limits expression of our full abilities. Something about a fight is always negative, just as the truth is always lost in argument. So let us not just take on those who systematically abuse animals and those who support the business; let us not just put an end to their foul ways, but let us show them that they too can live without abusing, without losing. Proposing, demanding change as we do, let us make it easy and compelling: we have as much to offer as there is to blow the whistle on.

More.

See you at the Living Without Cruelty Exhibition in June: count your visit as part of our Action for All initiative, more of which next time round.

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Contents • News 4 • Healthwise 7 Vegan children • Choose CrueltyFree! ' 8 T h e biggest-ever cruelty f r e e toiletries a n d cosmetics c a m p a i g n g o e s o n the road

• Scoopadoopa!

10 Leah Leneman reports o n the b o o m in vegan f r o z e n desserts • The Silent Scream - Part 2 12 C o a r s e fishing

Nice day for a picnic...

14 Recipes for outdoor eatingfrom Janet Hunt Shoparound 17 Reviews 18 Family Matters 20 Natural health care Postbag 21 Noticeboard 22 24 Publications & Promotional Goods Classifieds 26

News

Open Rift

mailing lists appears to be part of a broader smear campaign being presently directed not only at ourselves but at several other kindred organisations.

However, despite such distractions, you will see that we have pressed on to harness modern technology to the age-old task of promoting humanitarianism. All membership data has now been transferred to computer. In this connection members' attention is drawn to the insert in the magazine explaining the new address label. Please check the details carefully and let us know if any corrections are needed.

In the wake of extensive media coverage of the VSUK 'Burgergate' scandal reported in the last issue of The Vegan an open rift has Deep Gratitude developed within the VSUK Council - a rift which seems The Council and Staff wish to set to deepen in the run-up to express their deep gratitude the Society's adjourned 1986 for a £20,000 bequest A G M , scheduled to take received in March from the place in London on 27 June. estate of deceased member A number of VSUK Roy Mclntyre Smith and for Directors, including the the magnificent gesture of a President - Gordon Latto, further £5,000 donation to Deputy President - John le the Society's work from his Grice, Chairman - Maxwell widow, Janet Smith. At the Lee, and Deputy Chairman widow's request, the Smith Alan Long, are reported to bequest is to be used have boycotted an emergency exclusively for Council meeting called to computerization purposes.

Ellis Lecture agree the text of an official Appreciation is also VSUK statement on The vast numbers of dead expressed for smaller 'Burgergate', as well as to animals which are the unseen donations and legacies consider a vote of no victims of the one billion received in recent months confidence in Chairman gallons of pesticides used in from Sir David Baird, Maxwell Lee's handling of the UK each year was just Animal Aid, the (no longer the affair carried by an one of the side effects of trading) Vegan Shop, and the overwhelming majority at a intensive agriculture estates of Mildred Hodgson, meeting of the VSUK' Winifred Choffin and Reform Group at which Mr. criticised by author and Soil Association Council member Edward Pollitzer.

Lee was accused of gross Nigel Dudley giving the These gifts are a heartening dereliction of duty.

Vegan Society's 9th annual endorsement of the Society's In an account of Frey Ellis Memorial Lecture adoption of more 'Burgergate' appearing in the in London on 26 March. professional promotional May-June issue of The Taking as his theme 'The methods following its 1984 Vegetarian under the heading Environmental Debate: A G M , thanks to which 'Late News' it is reported that Intensive, Organic and veganism is currently VSUK Director-cum-meat Vegan Organic Agriculture', enjoying an unprecedented promotor Roger Turner has he predicted that in 20-30 level of positive publicity resigned. Bizarrely described years time around 25% of (Graphic confirmation of our by the report's anonymous land used for agriculture successes in the promotional author* as "an enthusiastic would be farmed organically. sphere came in March, when vegetarian and vegan", the our best-selling Vegan Whilst vegan organic disgraced Director offers no Shopper's Guide featured on apology for his conduct, agriculture was recognized as BBC TV's 'The Clothes preferring instead to launch a being the ethical ideal, much Show'.) research - for example, into savage attack on what he large-scale composting and terms a 'disruptive element' [Editor's note: Readers sewage recycling - remained on the VSUK Council - an wishing to remember the Society in their Wills are urged apparent reference to the six to be done.

A follow-up article on the to turn to the foot of page 9], fellow Directors whose subject is planned for a future outcry ultimately led to his issue of The Vegan. downfall. *Stop press: Investigations have revealed that the report was written

by Council Chairman Maxwell Lee.

Pressing On In the light of the Society's recent achievements, it is lamentable that a number of members have been receiving unsolicited mail of a highly offensive nature from a disaffected quarter. This abuse of Vegan Society

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Choose CrueltyFree On Friday 1st May at Haringey, London, the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection launched its Nationwide Campaign Bus Tour to spearhead a £l/4m Choose Cruelty-Free Campaign which aims to persuade the public to buy cosmetic, toiletry and household

products manufactured

without cruelty to animals.

At the time of going to press the Campaign had already proved a roaring success with enquiries topping 3,500 a week and more than half a million leaflets distributed.

See feature on pages 8-9 for full details.

Natural Medicines

The Natural Medicines Society, launched 18 months ago to bring natural medicine back into the mainstream of medical practice, held its first AGM on 11 April. Lord Willis of Chislehurst, President of the Society which now has over 6,000 members, told the meeting that "We want a more liberal system of medicine which recognises that people are not just machines to be serviced like motor cars, and which emphasises health maintenance rather than sickness repair".

Further details from: NMS, 95 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8LA. Tel: 021-454 9390.

Cookery Book Joan Bryan, erstwhile local vegan contact for Gwent, has produced a Basic Vegan Cookery recipe book costing £2.00 (plus 30p p&p). Joan also runs regular vegan cookery courses. For details contact her at: Riverview, Llanbadoc, Usk, Gwent NP5 1SR. Tel: Usk 2429.

Silent Scream Researchers at the University of Utrecht's laboratory of comparative physiology The Vegan, Summer 1987

suggest that hooked carp experience not only pain but also fear. Fish caught by hook and line showed signs of distress even when the line was slack. Further experiments were performed using electrical currents to produce more precise pain stimuli. When pressure was applied to the line and when high levels of current were introduced the carp displayed a type of behaviour called "spitgas' - prolonged spitting of gas from the swim bladder.

The research was supported by the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals, the Agricultural & Fisheries Ministry and the Dutch Angling Society. The Dutch government has promised to investigate further the 'cruelty of sport fishing'.

(New Scientist, 2.4.1987)

Government's new Bill, hopefully bringing to an end sight-deprivation experiments in the town's laboratories.

Representatives from D A R E , the 11th Hour Group, Animal Aid, B U A V and Live Animal Research Monitor addressed the crowd at this well-organized peaceful demonstration, the reverberations of which are still being felt within Oxford's scientific community.

discovering cats which were being used in infectious diseases research and rabbits which had been left in filthy conditions. The failure of veterinary surgeons to uphold their oath concerning treatment of animals prompted C A L L to remove 15 of the cats and place them in the hands of caring members of the veterinary profession.

Factory Farming Out

On 24 February, the London Food Commission launched a Marplan Poll showing that 93% of people do not want the current ban on food irradiation to be lifted unless there are tests to detect if a food has been irradiated. The outcome of the current debates in British and E E C Parliaments will not affect Holland & Barrett, who will not stock irradiated foods.

According to the company, irradiation kills only some bacteria and does not destroy the poisons they create.

Irradition is also said to result in vitamin loss.

On 20 February the European Parliament passed a report (150 unopposed votes, 2 abstentions) by Mr. Richard Simmonds (Wight and Hants East) calling upon the Commission to introduce: • a ban on keeping veal calves in individual crates • the phasing out of the Healthy Situation? battery cage within 10 years The Director of Europe's • the discontinuation of the largest market research firm, close confinement of with clients in the alcohol and pregnant sows in either tobacco industries, has been individual stalls or tethers appointed vice-chairman of • a ban on the routine the Health Education performance of mutilations Authoriy - the successor to eg. tail-docking and the Health Education castration of piglets Council scrapped by the • the introduction of a government earlier this year. Regulation setting down 24 On 18 February Social hrs as a maximum journey Services Secretary Norman time for the transport of Fowler appointed Mrs. Ann animals without water, rest Burdus, director of AGB and food.

Research Ltd., to the job Animal welfare groups will with the Au'hority, which has be pressing the Commission a budget of £10m - a fifth of which will be spent on its first to hold to these promises. campaign, in which the public will be urged to switch from Rainbow Database dairy products and animal fats to polyunsaturated fats in This database of Animal the fight against heart Rights contacts - listing disease. Mrs. Burdus national, international and confirmed that the dairy regional groups and industry is a major customer sponsored by Veggies, the of A G B , which donated vegetarian catering campaign £50,000 to Conservative - is now available for £1.00 Party Funds in 1983. (payable to: The Rainbow Centre) from: 180 Mansfield Road, Nottingham NG1 3HU. WDLA Demo

On 25 April World Day for Laboratory Animals was marked by 3,000 protesters attending a march and rally in Oxford, organised by Animal Aid, to draw attention to the scale and horror of experiments at the University and to make the first challenge to the 5 The Vegan, Summer 1987

CALL Raid On the evening of 1st March, 15 members of the Central Animal Liberation League (CALL) gained access to the University of Bristol School of Veterinary Medicine, Langford, Bristol,

Food Irradiation

Salmonella Up Salmonella is found in about 37% of US broilers, 12% of raw pork and 3% of raw beef.

The number of reported cases has doubled over the past 20 years to 40,000 cases annually. (The Meat Trades Journal, 23 April 1987).

Frogs' Legs After many years of vigorous campaigning by animal welfare bodies against the international trade in frogs' legs, the Indian Government has now confirmed its ban on the commercial killing and export of frogs.

Unfortunately, Bangladesh and Indonesia have not acceded to India's invitation to join it in an end to the miserable trade. In 1986 total UK imports of frogs' lejjs amounted to 54,000 kg.

Further details of the U K campaign to drive frogs' legs off high street menus from: C1WF, 20 Lavant Street, Peters field, Hants GU32 3EW. Tel: (0730) 64208.

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BST The farming press has been reporting on a new 'wonder drug', already cleared for use in the US, which can increase milk yields by 15-40%.

Known as Bovine Growth Hormone ( B G H ) or Bovine Somatotropin (BST), its commercial potential is being explored by Monsanto, Upjohn, Cyanamid and Eli Lilly, whilst the Ministry of Agriculture runs secret trials with the drug - which the Milk Marketing Board appears to welcome.

However, strong opposition has been voiced by consumers and farmers (The British Friesian Cattle Society will be pressing the government not to license its use in Britain) and already BST is beginning to look like an ethically unacceptable product that no-one needs, least of all the cow.

Dark Side of Light Trials at Bangor University

Stepping Down

College's new dairy research unit have shown that using high-intensity artificial light to give an 18 hour day can boost milk production by 15%. Yields of cows on the extended-day system increased from 20.4 litres to 23.5 litres per day.

Elected in November 1985, Colin and Lis Howlett have resigned from Council in order to concentrate their energies on consolidating the Society's recent successes in the publishing sphere.

Reshuffle

Colour Ban

With effect from this issue responsibility for the production of The Vegan is to be shared as follows: Managing Editor - Colin Howlett; Editor - Barry Kew; Advertising and Distribution Manager Philip Brown.

A government ban on artificial colours in baby foods announced on 31 March has been criticised by the London Food Commission for not going far enough, as it will allow the continued use of tartrazine and a large number of other colours which have been linked with health hazards.

Details from: FACT, Room W, 25 Horsell Road, London N5 I XL.

Computerization Thanks to the receipt of a ÂŁ20,000 legacy (See above, under Deep Gratitude), the Society has been able to install a multi-terminal Apple Macintosh computer system in its Oxford office. In addition to conventional computer applications, the sophisticated new system -

Decisions, Decisions...

Highlights of recent Vegan Society Council discussions.

which is already fully operational - will be used to expand and develop the Society's existing range of publications and to establish and maintain research databases.

Bigger Magazine As a result of the increased efficiency and cost savings made possible by computerization the next issue of The Vegan is to be expanded from 28 to 32 pages - the second page increase since the launch of the newlook Vegan in Summer 1985.

Singles Holidays Better Life Holidays of Ramsgate have prepared a programme to make singles holidays much easier and without single room supplementary charges.

Details of vegan and vegetarian holidays from: Chancery House, 1 Effingham Street, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9AT. Tel: (0843) 589855.

ICE CREAM IN EVERYTHING BUT NAME

Serving Suggestion

INGREDIENTS WATER SUGAR COCONUT OIL MODIFIED STARCH GLUCOSE SYRUP ISOLATEDSOYA PROTFIN STABILISERSE466 E412 E407 E 4 I 0 NATURAL FLAVOURING EMULSIFIERE471 NATURAL COLOUR ANNATTO A L L I E D F O O D S ICE C R E A M C O DAIRY TOPS, H E N W O O D . A S H F O R D , KENT S T O R A G E TIMES: • 1 WEEK . . 1 M O N T H . . . 3 MONTHS.

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Healthwise Pis Chris and QH Langiey take a vegan view of current medical writing on diet and health

VEGAN CHILDREN nfancy and early childhood are times of rapid growth and development, when a good supply of nutrients is particularly important. Concern has been expressed about the junkfood diets - low in fibre and high in sugar and fat - of many omnivorous children; at the same time, some nutritionists have expressed a belief that a vegan diet is not suitable for young children.

What do medical studies show?

takes of protein and iron were also high. The calcium levels in their diet were, however, less than half the amount recommended by the American authorities. This contrasts with findings for omnivorous children, whose calcium intakes - probably derived mainly from cow's milk - were at the recommended level. The vegan children were slightly shorter than average and had a tendency to be lighter in weight and leaner.

Down on The Farm

Satisfactory

An American study published in 19801 reported on 48 preschool children from The Farm, a large vegan community in Tennessee. Parents completed three-day diet diaries for their children, whose ages ranged from 2 to 5 years old. Recorded in these were beans and peas, a variety of grains, vegetables and fruits, margarine, and yeast as a food flavouring and source of vitamin B I 2 . Soya milk made on The Farm was fortified with this vitamin, and twelve children (25%) were given vitamin and mineral supplements. Supplements were not, however, included in calculations of daily intakes of vitamins and minerals.

With just a few exceptions, vitamins A, B 12 and C were found to be at high levels in the children's food, and in-

Another American study, published in 1982,2 dealt mainly with vegetarian and macrobiotic children. Of the sample of 39, nine were brought up on a vegan macrobiotic diet. (There are several levels of macrobiotic diets ranging from the least to the most restrictive, but adhering to even the lowest level might restrict the variety of foods these children ate compared with typical, i.e. non-macrobiotic, vegans.)

Two of the children (22%) were given vitamin and mineral supplements, but most of them had lower intakes of calcium, zinc and vitamin B 12 in their food than the recommended amounts, and the vegan children's intakes of calcium and vitamin B 12 were lower than those of the vegetarians. Their intakes of protein and cholesterol

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were also lower. The children who were macrobiotics, rather than simply vegetarians, had less vitamin D in their foods.

The vegan macrobiotic children had higher intakes of iron than the vegetarians, and both groups consumed more than three times the recommended amount of vitamin C each day. About a quarter of all the children in this study - vegetarian, vegan and/ or macrobiotic - showed signs of possible mild irondeficiency anaemia when their blood was tested. The authors point out that this is also typical of omnivorous children. The blood of all children was healthy and they were slightly shorter, but not lighter, than average. The authors concluded that the children's nutritional status and general health were satisfactory.

UK study In 1981 Dr. Tom Sanders published a study of 23 British vegan pre-school children. 3 The children, born of vegan mothers and brought up as vegans, were all under 5 years old and were located with the help of the Vegan Society, which funded the study.

Parents were asked to weigh and record all food eaten by their children over a sevenday period - this is one of the most accurate methods of measuring food intake.

The children's calorie intake was slightly low, but within the normal range.

Protein intakes were at or above officially recommended levels for children, and parents were aware of the advantages of mixing plant proteins - for example, grains and beans - in a meal. Intakes of. iron and vitamins A, B complex and C were above recommended levels. With the exception of five children, vitamin B 12 intakes were adequate and most parents gave their children foods fortified with the vitamin, or supplements. The lowest vitamin B 12 intakes were in children who were still breastfeeding. Calcium intakes were, on average, only half recommended levels, and vitamin D in food was also low. The children tended to

be lighter in weight and shorter in stature than the average for British children, but within the normal range.

Different results There are many varieties of vegan diet, so different studies may produce different results. A common finding of the three cited was that intakes of calcium were low that is, below official norms.

Calcium in drinking water which can be a useful source - w a s not measured, however. What is more, it is known that the body adapts successfully to low calcium levels. Significantly, the children showed no signs of calcium deficiency.

Vitamin D intakes were also found to be low - a finding common in studies of omnivorous diets. The action of sunlight on the skin is the major source of this vitamin and, in addition, all margarines and some soya milks are fortified with it.

Iron intakes were high (although being from plant sources would be less well absorbed by the body), as were intakes of vitamin C which assists iron absorption.

Signs of possible mild anaemia were no more common than in omnivorous children. Intakes of protein, vitamin A and B complex vitamins were good, and the same was true of vitamin B 12 where fortified foods were used. Vegan children tended to be slightly shorter and lighter than average, but not unduly so.

Whilst these reports are reassuring for the parents of vegan children, from time to time - generally in unusual circumstances - problems can arise and some of these will be dealt with in the next Healthwise.

References 1. Fulton and others. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol.76, pp.

360-365, 1980.

2. Dwyer and others, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol.35, pp.204-216, 1982.

3. Sanders and Purves, Journal of Human Nutrition, vol.35, pp.349357, 1981.

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Steve Mclvor, Campaigns Organiser of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, sets in context this organization's ÂŁ250,000 Choose Cruelty-Free campaign, launched in mid-March and set to run through to the end of the year.

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very day new lipsticks, deodorants, aftershaves and shampops flood the m a r k e t . Supermarket shelves and the customers' trolleys reflect an industry of vast wealth.

Attractively packaged and expensively advertised, cosmetics and toiletries have b e c o m e m o r e than just basic essentials; f o r many they have come to represent the 'false d r e a m s ' of the adm a n . It is not surprising that to maintain such success the industry does not p r o m o t e honesty as the best policy.

Dishonesty pays, and how: the U K m a r k e t alone is worth in excess of ÂŁ1 thousand million a year in product sales.

toilet soaps, detergent, shampoos and bath salts): "Rats were force-fed the chemical using a stomach tube. Deaths occurred within 66 hours and effects included diarrhoea, salivation, tremors, convulsions and slow breathing. Dark eyes and skin were often observed. Some animals were hyperactive but others had decreased activity."

The tests Flip over the heavy coin of income and the hidden face reveals an appalling exchange rate in animals. In the U K , testing of raw ingredients and finished products claimed the lives of over 16,000 animals in 1985. Many more were killed in E u r o p e a n and U S laboratories for more of the same. Almost without exception, m a j o r companies including A v o n , Revlon, Gillette and Elida G i b b s - are involved in the infliction of appalling suffering. Routine tests include Draize eye and skin irritancy, the Lethal Dose 50% (LD50) and Lethal Concentration 50% (LC50).

T h e Lethal 50% experiments are simply crude poisoning tests which aim to d e t e r m i n e a toxic level. In order to achieve this a group of animals is dosed with or force-fed an ingredient or product until half of t h e m die. Animals are o f t e n required to e n d u r e considerable pain for worthless results. In o n e experiment animals were forcefed the h u m a n equivalent of 4 lbs of lipstick " . . . one animal died from intestinal obstruction but n o toxic effects w e r e s e e n " . Whilst in another study on versalide (an ingredient in

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so far examined by application to the eye in undiluted form and includes consumer products with formulations that have enjoyed many years of safe use."

Held in restraining devices and hampered by poor tear ducts, the rabbit is unable to wash any of the product away.

In skin irritancy tests animals often rabbits, rats and guinea pigs are shaved, scratched then patched with a product. This may be left for up to a fortnight and results can include redness, swelling and cracking of the skin.

The hidden contents There is another dimension to the cosmetic industry's use of animals however - that of the hidden contents.

With no labelling requirement in the E E C it is not surprising that many people are unaware of just what does go into their bar of soap, tube of toothpaste or bottle of aftershave.

The Choose Cruelty-Free campaign... is positive and promotional, with the focus on A n d so the suffering goes on. . .

In the Draize eye irritancy test, products are dripped into rabbits' eyes and the effects - which may be redness, swelling, discharge, haemorrhage and ulceration - are observed for up to seven days. Research by Unilever into 100 different cosmetic materials has shown that most cause some corneal swelling when applied to animals' eyes.

"This swelling may be quite substantial with formulations containing active detergents at more than a few per cent. This is true of all shampoos

encouraging people to take effective action in their everyday lives.

In fact, the cosmetic industry is a huge consumer of animals. Animal fats from the slaughterhouse provide the tallow and lard used as a base for many soaps and creams; stearic acid is used in, amongst other things, foundation make-up, soaps and shaving cream; and glycerine, a by-product of the soap-making process is found in hand creams, toothpaste and face packs.

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More bizarre are the ingredients used to produce anti-ageing skin creams and moisturisers. T h r o u g h o u t this century people have undergone cell therapy t r e a t m e n t s , being injected with fresh tissue extracts f r o m the testicles of dogs or m o n k e y glands.

Today some 'rejuvenating' creams contain foetal cells or thymus extracts from cows in a bid to k e e p the skin young-looking. T h e use of placental cells is also becoming more widespread in moisturisers and body lotions.

Extracts from unborn animal placentas are readily available taken f r o m cows which are 3-4 m o n t h s pregnant. These extracts are obtained after the calf has been aborted. H u m a n placentas are also used. They come f r o m hospitals and form ingredients in cold creams and aqueous solutions.

The p e r f u m e industry has used animal extracts for centuries either as part of the scent o r as a fixative to k e e p the smell on the skin. Two products, civet and castoreum, are taken f r o m the anal sex glands of civet cats and beavers respectively. Musk is obtained from the musk pods of the male musk deer. Until now these gentle creatures have often died for our scent.

Yet plant-based and synthetic ingredients are readily available to replace the slaughtered whales, deer and cattle that people presently use to cleanse and scent their bodies.

Human placentas are also used. They come from hospitals and form ingredients in cold creams and aqueous solutions.

The choice Launched in mid-March, the Choose Cruelty-Free campaign aims to exploit the choice available in the cosmetics, toiletries and household products that people buy. It is a very different campaign from those previously run. It is positive and promotional, with the focus on encouraging people to take

effective action in their everyday lives.

Replacing the shocking pictures of mutilated animals, that too o f t e n turn people away, is a strong message combined with an appealing image.

A n image and message that is being seen by millions of people in the largest anti-vivisection advertising campaign ever run. In w o m e n ' s and teenage magazines, on bus shelters and in shopping centres, full-colour posters have achieved an incredible response.

In just six weeks m o r e than 20,000 enquiries have p o u r e d in.

Plant-based and synthetic ingredients are readily available to replace the slaughtered

for yourself then pick u p a copy of the campaign's special magazine. Included is a list of carefully r e s e a r c h e d companies and celebrities w h o a r e lending their support. Richard Briers, L e n n y Henry, Alexei Sayle, Sophie W a r d and Gabrielle D r a k e are just a handful.

With commercial and celebrity backing and huge public interest, Choose Cruelty-Free is destined to send shock waves throughout the cosmetics world.

In future we aim to develop the campaign further by joining forces with other caring organisations. F o r a Christmas without cruelty the Vegan Society and B U A V are already planning an exciting end to 1987. See the next issue for details.

whales, deer and cattle that people presently use to cleanse and scent their bodies.

Notably, however. Choose CrueltyFree is more than simply an advertising package. It has b e e n planned to run through at least until the end of the year. T o achieve this it runs on a number of levels. Importantly, o n e of these levels is a link-up within the cosmetic industry itself. T h e Body Shop International, Holland & Barrett and Culpeper Herbalists head a list of over 500 retail outlets lending their support. Shops stocking cruelty-free ranges are displaying window stickers identifying t h e m and taking leaflet racks in-store. T h e Body S h o p are also encouraging franchises to provide T-shirts for their staff and p r o m o t e the campaign locally.

Pushing the message out to more local people and groups is a nationwide bus tour. A n y o n e in the coming months who spots a pink bus cruising down the High Street shouldn't give up the booze. In reality it is likely to be the mobile exhibition vehicle on its tour of forty-eight towns and cities from Bodmin to Stirling. Watch out also for the leaflets (over half a million of them have left our offices in the last few weeks). Whilst if you care to choose

THINKING A H E A D ?

There must be m a n y of our readers w h o would like to offer financial support to the Vegan Society in its work but have limited means at their disposal. There is, however, an easy w a y of helping regardless of present circumstances - by including a legacy to the Society in your Will. Great or small, such legacies can make a real and lasting contribution to the promotion of vegan ideals. For those w h o would like to make a bequest to the Society the following form of w o r d s is suggested: "I bequeath to the Vegan Society Ltd, Registered Charity no. 279228, presently at 33-35 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AY, the sum ofÂŁ , and declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other authorised officer of the said Society shall be good and sufficient discharge of such legacy."

Property left to the Society is another valuable contribution to o u r cause. If you wish to will land or property to the Society, please write for details of how to arrange this.

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SCOOPADOOPAJ L e a h L e n e m a n s u r v e y s the v e g a n f r o z e n desserts scene a n d f i n d s that c o m p e t i t i o n is hotting u p

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or many who become vegan the hardest things to give up are the luxuries, and in summer what reater luxury is there than ice cream? ortunately, these days non-dairy frozen deserts are proliferating at such a rate that no vegan need sacrifice such pleasures. The types of vegan frozen desserts can be divided into three basic categories: sorbets, imitation ice creams, and 'natural' or 'wholefood' frozen creamy desserts. Both the latter two are soya-based, but one is made from soy protein isolates and the other from soya milk.

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Sorbets Italian water ices, like Bertorelli's, or Marine Ices in London, have been around for many years (traditional Italian water ices do not have egg whites in them). Although highly sugared, they are m a d e from pure fruit pulp and are of a very high quality. They are not readily available, though. Recently, however, Wall's have started producing vegan sorbets (in lemon, orange and blackcurrant flavours), and these can be found in most large supermarkets.

They too are based on natural fruit, but they d o have additives and leave a rather metallic aftertaste in my opinion.

A new sorbet-type dessert in various fruit flavours can be found at health food stores and is called Vitari. It is not only vegan but also sugar-free, though you'd never guess to taste it.

T h e only trouble is that it comes only in very small containers, and n o sooner has one started it than it seems to be finished!

Non-dairy 'ice creams' Turning to more 'ice-creamy' desserts, the ones that have been around longest are those made by Snowcrest, though because they are found only in Jewish delicatessens (and are not remotely wholefood) they are not very well known to vegans. They were formulated for Orthodox Jews who cannot eat dairy products after a meat meal but like to indulge in something that has the taste and texture of ice cream. Such products are labelled parev, and one can be certain that anything so labelled is 100% dairy free (though in the case of biscuits, one still has to read the label because eggs are allowed.) Incidentally, Jewish delicatessens are a good source for nondairy whipped creams because, unlike some supermarket brands, the emulsifier has to be certified of vegetable origin.

Snowcrest frozen desserts come in half-litre packs of vanilla, strawberry ripple, chocolate ripple, and coffee ripple (the flavour of the ice cream is the same as the ripple). In litre sizes you can get rum & raisin, praline, tutti-frutti, and mint chocolate chip.

The negative thing about them is that they use white sugar and artificial flavours; the positive thing is that they taste so close to their dairy-based counterpart that even a meat-eating child will lap it up with no questions asked. Snowcrest also do something called 'Carnival Cups', with bits of

chocolate and strawberry jam and nuts on top - the kind of thing they sell in cinemas and no vegan ever thought they would be able to eat again. (NB. Snowcrest also do dairy ice creams, so it's necessary to read the label to make sure it is parev.)

There are now vegan ice creams to suit virtually every taste A newer brand available at Jewish delicatessens is Pinnys, who do halflitre packs of vanilla ice cream, either plain or with chocolate or strawberry ripple. Strangely enough they get away with calling it 'ice cream', which is not supposed to be legal for a nondairy product; presumably whoever monitors such things hasn't yet noticed.

I must admit that this brand is just a bit too sweet and 'junk-foody' for my taste.

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Rakusens - another parev brand span the gap somewhat between wholefood and junk-food non-dairy ice creams, in that that they use no artificial flavours or colours. The desserts come in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, or a 'Napolitan' one which includes all three. Rakusens haven't got the texture quite right, but they redeem themselves by producing choc ices - who could ever have imagined that one day vegans could indulge in choc ices?!

Much more widely available - it is stocked by the larger branches of Sainsburys and Safeway - is a newish brand of non-dairy vanilla ice cream called Vive, which comes in litre packs.

Omnivores find it very acceptable and are very unlikely to guess it's nondairy. It's also remarkably cheap. A recent comparison of prices for vanilla ice creams came up with Hera (see below) retailing at ÂŁ1.48 in one shop and ÂŁ1.08 in another for half a litre, Pinnys half litre at 75p., and Vive's full litre at 89p.

These days non-dairy frozen deserts are proliferating at such a rate that no vegan need sacrifice such pleasures

'Wholefood' frozen desserts Turning to 'wholefood' frozen desserts, there are currently three brands available. Hera (vanilla, strawberry, hazelnut and carob flavours) will be unacceptable to many vegans as it is sweetened with honey.* (I once asked John Holt, who invented it, why he had used honey; his reply was that all his vegan friends ate honey, so he hadn't been aware there were vegans who didn't!) There is a market for such a product since an increasing number of people are giving up dairy products for 'health' reasons these days, and honey is looked upon as healthier than sugar. The texture of this product is very light but not particularly creamy; one really does have to be keen on 'health foods' to like it (but of course many are - and do).

Sunrise Ice Dream (vanilla, carob, hazelnut and wild berry flavours, sweetened with raw sugar) is a very different product but falls in the same category. It is much creamier than Hera's, and more solidly satisfying than any of the non-wholefood ones I've tried. I like it myself, and so do

most wholefood vegetarians, but others have been less enthusiastic.

And, finally, there is Dayvilles American-style N'ice Day (vanilla, strawberry, hazelnut, and pistachio & almond flavours), which is in a class of its own. Non-dairy ices are big business in the U S A , and companies there have developed real expertise in manufacturing a product as close to high-quality dairy ice cream as possible.

This expertise is fully evident in N'ice Day. It is an all-natural product (they have even replaced the original corn syrup - the sweetener used in most American ices - with raw cane syrup) which is found in health-food shops, but with a richness, creaminess and flavour that should convince even the most sceptical that vegan and wholefood are not incompatible with selfindulgence.

The above descriptions are, of course, very subjective, but given the ever-widening choice available, clearly there are now vegan ice creams to suit virtually every taste.

Editor's note: an article on honey and veganism will appear in The Vegan in the near future.

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THE SILENT SCREAM Part 2 Richard Farhall, Director of C M - The Campaign for the Abolition of Angling - concludes his examination of different varieties of^ fish abuse with a look at coarse fishing

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ll types of fishing necessarily involve the abuse of fish, but coarse fishing is undoubtedly the cruellest. W h e r e a s sea and game anglers usually 'despatch' their prey soon a f t e r c a p t u r e , the coarse angler's (largely inedible) victim suffers a mauling and possible imprisonment b e f o r e release.

Let us consider the fate of a coarse fish f r o m the time it is hooked through to its ultimate, though not guaranteed, 'liberation'.

Deceived A fish is deceived into impaling itself on a (usually) b a r b e d hook, resulting in tissue d a m a g e - in medical terms, the infliction of an injury.

A n y fish will fight vigorously when h o o k e d . Such behaviour is instinctive and exemplifies the animal's inherent will to survive. Frenzied struggle is the result of f e a r of the unknown or, if previously caught, fear of being dragged out of its natural environment to suffer a n o t h e r unpleasant experience.

T h e w o u n d of the hooked fish is aggravated by the prolonged tension of the fishing line as the angler 'plays' the fish in o r d e r to tire it and allow it to be landed.

Alien Environment T h e m o m e n t a fish leaves the water it e n t e r s an alien environment. Because r e m o v e d f r o m the water its tissues are subject to differing pressures in air, the fish's gills collapse and breathing is virtually impossible. So while out of the w a t e r it must live without oxygen.

F o r a while some oxygen will b e circulating in the bloodstream but this is soon e x h a u s t e d . Bleeding may then occur f r o m the gills.

In o r d e r to retrieve the hook the angler must hold the fish firmly. T o the cold-blooded fish, his fingers must feel like r e d - h o t pokers.

H o o k retrieval may take some time - especially if the fish has 'swallowed the h o o k ' . Suffering is prolonged and is likely t o result in damage to an internal organ and subsequent death.

A n g l e r s p r e f e r to hook a fish 'cleanly' - i . e . in the area of the m o u t h , because this involves less hassle. This is of particular importance to the match (competition) angler because freeing

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an awkwardly hooked fish means valuable time 'wasted'. However, it is possible for the fish to be 'foul-hooked' in another part of its body. It has been known for the eye of a fish to be pierced from the inside.

Physical Damage T h e whole process of handling a fish entails considerable physical damage.

T h e outer surface of a fish does not consist of scales, as is commonly believed, but a protective mucus covering known as the epidermis. Scales are located within the dermis, or middle layer of the skin.

T h e RSPCA-sponsored 'Medway R e p o r t ' points out: "The epidermis is a very delicate transparent tissue which provides the waterproofing, i. e. an essential part

of the physiological control of fluid balances between the fish and its environment. It is also the barrier between the fish and the wide variety of disease-producing micro-organisms found in water. Handling of a fish . . . to remove hooks, will almost certainly involve damage to this delicate layer" (Para 263) Medway goes on to explain that although the epidermis is generally capable of rapid healing, if the damage is severe a circulatory failure or extensive infection of the skin will occur "Both conditions usually result in ultimate d e a t h " (Para 264).

If the fish survives the ordeal of being caught it is either returned to the water, where it must devote its efforts towards recovery, or is put into a keep-net - which is suspended in water.

Keep-nets Keep-nets are an essential feature of match angling but if the 'pleasure angler' uses one it is purely for the selfsatisfaction of gloating over the catch at the end of the day.

Such nets are stress-inducing and within them physical damage may occur to the captive fish. De-oxygenation and the build up of metabolic waste products can rapidly make local conditions within a keep-net adverse to the well-being of the fish and foster disease.

There are a number of angling practices which add to the trauma.

The fish may be examined, weighed and perhaps photographed before being liberated. All such procedures increase the likelihood of injury.

After being returned to the water a fish may remain motionless for long periods in order to achieve an oxygen balance and recover from fatigue so that it may function normally again.

While resting, it is at risk from attack by predators.

In addition to physical injury, the process of capture, handling and release entails considerable stress. Fish are very prone to stress upon a change in oxygen concentration, temperature, sudden noise, vibration and light intensity. Doctor P. McWilliams. a fish biologist and member of the National Association of Specialist Anglers(!), has admitted that "avoiding subjecting fish to some degree of stress when fishing is impossible".

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Wider Impact Fish are not the only creatures to suffer at the hands of the coarse angler. Lost and discarded fishing tackle is potentially lethal to all wildlife - particularly waterfowl, which suffer lacerated beaks and throats by swallowing hooks or lose their feet and occasionally their lives by becoming entangled in nonbiodegradable nylon line. Other animals - such as dogs, cats, horses and a wide variety of birds - are also at risk.

The large barbed hooks of sea anglers pose a threat to both dogs and barefooted humans. Anglers too are at risk.

They occasionally manage to impale themselves in various parts of their anatomy with their own hooks!

The effects of anglers' lead weights on the swan population are welldocumented and have resulted in the Government banning the sale and import of the 'guilty' sizes of leads.

Most Water Authorities are currently drafting by-laws for Ministerial approval which would effectively ban the use of the weights. At present, however, there is nothing to prevent anglers using old stock or making their own.

The Anglers' Defence The majority of anglers no longer try to defend their 'sport' with their oncestock retorts of "of course they can't feel - they're cold-blooded" and "they

don't feel pain in the same way we do!" They know that such well-worn arguments are likely to be greeted with scepticism by an increasingly well-informed public.

Realising that conservation issues are guaranteed to meet with widespread public approval and sympathy, the modern angler will generally cast himself instead in the role of guardian of the river bank - fighting pollution of the waterways. Our hero!

Whilst it is true that some angling bodies do undertake useful work in this area, it must never be forgotten that their prime motivation is to ensure there are enough fish to abuse.

Under Attack Stirred to action by the public outcry over the lead poisoning of swans issue, some local authorities have imposed both selective and total angling bans on waters under their control. Additionally, anglers themselves are beginning to question various aspects of their 'sport' - such as the use of barbed hooks, spreading keep-nets full of fish on banks for the purpose of taking photographs, and excessive fish handling.

The number of anglers is dropping dramatically, forcing fishing-tackle dealers out of business. Anglers are worried; so much so that their principal representative body, The National Anglers Council, has flung itself into the welcoming arms of the hunters and

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The Hunt Saboteurs Association (PO Box 87, Exeter, EX4 3TX) undertakes non-violent sabotage of angling competitions and the A L F inflicts economic damage on the 'sport' by attacking fishing-tackle shops and fish farms, as well a§Jiberating fish.

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Nice Day for a Picnic... . . . o r lunch o n the patio. D i n n e r on the balcony. O r even a sandwich e a t e n whilst you balance on the window ledge! T h e r e ' s something about eating out of d o o r s . It turns the simplest meal into a special occasion, a treat. Y o u fee! y o u ' r e o n your holidays (even if y o u ' r e just o n your lunch break!). A n d the f o o d tastes s o m e h o w d i f f e r e n t , better.

T h e r e ' s n o explaining it, but the pull of the great o u t d o o r s is something that most of us feel - and what better time to yield to it than right n o w ? Spontaneity is the secret. It's useless to plan for next w e e k e n d . K e e p a supply of a p p r o p r i a t e foods in c u p b o a r d , fridge

or freezer. A ready-packed hamper, or a haversack with polythene boxes and a thermos, should be kept ready for spur-of-the-moment picnics. And then just k e e p an eye on the weather.

Picnics, ideally, should be enjoyed in sundappled woods, or on wild moors. If you're not within easy reach of such surroundings, don't be put off however. Take your picnic into the local park or go down to a river or canal. Wherever you go, remember that the foods you choose need to be portable - so they won't be a mass of crumbs, or have gone soggy, when you come to eat them - and should be easy to handle with your fingers. Keep the

meal simple - this is no time for experimenting. Salads are prone to wilt en route (and can be impossible to eat without a fork) so stick to sticks carrot and celery for your everyday picnic (children love them), peppers, cucumber and fennel sticks when you want to splash out. Biscuits or the heavier types of cake (not too heavy don't forget you've got to carry the food to your chosen picnic spot!) make a perfect sweet ending, plus - of course - fresh fruit, which is prepacked for you by nature.

Patio eating is more sophisticated, but it's still a good idea not to be too adventurous and to keep the meal to

MENU 2 Cornish Pasties Sunflower and Mushroom Spread French bread, crispbread or melba toast Vegetable sticks Orange Shortbread Cornish Pasties

first if necessary. Dampen the edges with water, fold across diagonally, and press firmly to seal. Bake in a hot oven For pastry: (400째F/200째C/Gas Mark 6) for 20 8oz (225g) plain wholemeal flour 4oz (115g) margarine or 4 tbs vegetable minutes, or until pastry is cooked. oil pinch of salt cold water to mix For filling: 1 stick celery, chopped fine 1 medium carrot, chopped fine 1 medium potato, diced 1 small onion, sliced 2oz (55g) mushrooms, coarsely chopped 2oz (55g) margarine 1 tsp mixed dried herbs seasoning to taste '/2-1 tsp yeast extract - optional R u b t h e fat/oil into the flour, mixing well, add salt and then just enough w a t e r to bind the mixture to a stiff d o u g h . K n e a d it briefly a n d - if you've time - cover with clingfilm and leave in the fridge for half an hour.

Roll the d o u g h out a n d cut into four even-sized squares, placing t h e m o n t o a lightly greased baking sheet.

G e n t l y fry the celery, carrot, p o t a t o a n d o n i o n in the melted fat for 5 minutes. A d d m u s h r o o m s , cover pan a n d cook o n a low heat f o r 10 minutes m o r e , or until soft. A d d herbs, seasoning, and yeast extract (if used).

Divide the vegetable mixture between the squares of dough, draining

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Put the seeds into a heavy based pan and dry roast them until they begin to colour, stirring them occasionally.

Grind to a coarse powder.

Heat half the oil and fry the mushrooms for a few minutes. Stir together all the ingredients, making sure they are thoroughly blended. Store the spread in a small plastic container in the fridge - the flavour will ripen if you leave it a day. Carry it in the container and use as needed.

Orange Shortbread 4oz (115g) plain wholemeal flour 2oz (55g) cornflour 4oz (115g) margarine 2oz (55g) raw cane sugar 2 tbs finely grated orange rind

Sunflower and Mushroom Spread 4oz (115g) sunflower seeds approx. 4 tbs vegetable oil 4oz (115g) mushrooms, finely chopped approx 2 tbs fresh herbs (or 1 tbs dried) seasoning to taste garlic salt

Sift the bran out of the flour - keep this to use in another recipe. Mix together the flour and the cornflour.

Soften the margarine then stir in the flour, mixing thoroughly. Add the sugar and orange rind and distribute evenly.

Press the mixture down evenly across the base of a large, lightly greased Swiss roll tin. Mark into fingers with a knife. Bake in a warm oven (325째F/170째C7Gas Mark 3) for 3035 minutes or until beginning to colour. Leave to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer carefully to a wire rack.

When cold store in a tin or container.

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picnic and the second is for a patio dinner, which could either be eaten at table or served buffet-style. Add a cold soup for a starter if you feel you need one. Easier still would be avocado halves stuffed with chopped brazil nuts and red pepper. A tasty alternative to the cooked dessert would, of course, be a summer fruit salad.

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just a few dishes. O n e hot savoury can easily be carried from kitchen to patio, but if you try to serve hot vegetables with it, you may well find them cold when you come to eat. Try salads instead - there are so many ingredients to choose from right now, and make them into something extra special by coating lightly with an unusual dressing that will improve everyone's enjoyment of the meal without you having to spend hours in the kitchen! And leave it on the table for those who want more.

I've given two menus here for outdoor eating (quantities for four average servings). The first is for a

MENU 1 Lentil Moussaka Mixed Salad with Dressings Apple and Blackcurrant Crumble tjiem up as you do so, and the purde. h e mixture over a medium heat Cook" tthe until the sauce thickens, then stir in the lentils, oregano and seasoning.

Lay half the aubergine slices across the base of a greased ovenproof dish.

Top with half the lentil mixture.

Repeat this to use the remaining ingredients, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and dot with margarine. Bake in a moderate oven (350째F/180째C/Gas Mark 4) for 30 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley.

Lentil Moussaka 1 large aubergine, sliced thin 4 tbs vegetable oil 8oz (225g) brown lentils, preferably pre-soaked 1 medium onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed - optional 14oz (395g) tin tomatoes 2 tbs tomato puree 1-2 tsp oregano seasoning to taste 2oz (55g) wholemeal breadcrumbs loz (30g) margarine parsley - optional Fry the aubergine slices on both sides in half the oil. Drain the cooked slices on paper towels and set aside.

Cook the lentils in fresh water until just soft - don't let them get mushy.

Drain and set aside.

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Mixed Salad with Dressings A selection of summer vegetables such as lettuce, courgettes, tomatoes, cucumber, fennel etc.

For dressings: 1. 4 tbs tahini 4 tbs vegetable oil2 tbs lemon juice soya sauce and seasoning to taste 1 tbs chopped chives - optional 2. 6oz (170g) drained tofu 2 tbs vegetable oil 2 tbs cider or wine vinegar seasoning 3. 3 tbs peanut butter 1 tbs lemon juice approx. Vs pint (70ml) water good pinch of dry mustard and seasoning 4. 6 tbs vegetable oil 3 tbs lemon juice, cider or wine

vinegar fresh tarragon, chopped fine seasoning to taste All the above dressings are made by simply combining the ingredients.

Peanut butter and tahini will need to be stirred by hand, tofu will need to be well mashed. A blender is, of course, ideal - but a screw top jar is a good second best! Vary the dressings to use the ingredients you have handy. They should keep for at least a few days in the fridge.

Apple and Blackcurrant Crumble Approx. Wi lbs (680g) cooked fruit puree, sweetened as necessary For crumble: 4oz (115g) wholemeal flour loz (30g) oatmeal 2oz (55g) margarine 2oz (55g) raw cane sugar 1 tsp mixed spice 2oz (55g) walnuts, chopped Put the fruit into the bottom of an ovenproof dish and smooth the top.

Stir together the flour and oatmeal, then use fingertips to rub in the fat to make a crumb-like mixture. Stir in the sugar, spices and nuts. Sprinkle over the fruit and press down lightly.

Bake in a moderate oven (350째F/ 180째C/Gas Mark 4) for 30-40 minutes or until the crumble is cooked. Can be served hot or cold. Nice with a nut cream or concentrated Plamil.

Vegan Vitality Diane Hill Thorsons £5.99* Pbk I h o p e that this book is going to find its place on m a n y bookshelves as it both o p e n s u p the world of vegan cookery to the uninitiated and holds many pleasant surprises for old hands.

A lengthy and informative introductory c h a p t e r deals with the health, ecological/economic and ethical aspects of veganism. Did you know, for e x a m p l e , that the average person in Britain c o n s u m e s the equivalent of ten aspirin tablets of additives alone per day, or well over two p o u n d s per year?

O r that t h e r e is a high incidence of stomach cancers among intensive farm workers?

T h e general layout of the book is clear and attractive and, most imp o r t a n t l y , t h e recipes show considerable imagination. In addition to vegan classics like stuffed aubergines, goulash, m o u s s a k a and hot-pot, there is an array of m o r e unusual combinations, such as 'Lentil and Chestnut Tagliatelle'. I particularly liked the section on t o f u , as it gives quite a few ideas on how to m a k e it taste really special marinating it in spices and then cooking it as in 'Singapore Kebabs' is just one of the many suggestions. The puddings section m a k e s f u r t h e r use of tofu listing mouth-watering titles such as ' A l m o n d & Poppy Seed L o a f and 'Almond Ambrosia'.

O n e criticism I would m a k e , howe v e r , is that t h e r e is a danger that the average r e a d e r might be misled into thinking that the tofu dishes offered as alternatives t o cheese and dairy products will taste the same as their animal-

Day Courses in Vegan Cookery To be held at The Vegetarian Centre, 53 Marloes Road, Kensington, London W8 6L/

derived counterparts. Tofu ricotta cheese, for example (tofu plus lemon juice and salt), simply does not have the same taste as the dairy variety.

Roselyne Masselin *May be ordered direct from our Merchandise Dept. for cover price + £1 p&p (cheques payable to: The Vegan Society Ltd).

Singapore Kebabs Serves 4-6 IVi lb (675g) frozen tofu (thawed) 1 tbs cumin seeds 2 tbs coriander seeds 2 tbs oil 2 tsp ground aniseed x h tsp ground turmeric Walnut-sized piece of fresh ginger root, grated medium onion, grated or very finely chopped 3 oz (75g) creamed coconut, grated Vi pt (275 ml) hot water extra oil for brushing Peanut sauce: Small onion, chopped Clove of garlic, crushed

1 tbs oil 4 oz (lOOg) ground peanuts/peanut butter Vi pt (275 ml) hot water 1 tbs Tamari Notwithstanding this defect, Vegan Vitality should be a good source of inspiration for all keen cooks, whether they be vegans, vegetarians or meat eaters.

Squeeze out excess liquid from thawed tofu. Cut into kebab-sized pieces or cubes and keep to one side.

Grind seeds and fry in heated oil with the aniseed, turmeric and ginger for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently and taking care not to b u m the mixture.

Add the onion and cook for a further minute. Remove from the heat. Put the creamed coconut and hot water in a liquidizer and blend until dissolved.

Gradually add this to the saucepan, stirring all the time. Pour this mixture over the tofu pieces and leave to marinate for 2-3 hours.

After this time thread the marinated tofu onto kebab skewers and arrange in an oiled, shallow oven-proof dish.

Pre-heat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5, brush the dish with a little extra oil mixed with any remaining marinade and bake in the oven for 2530 minutes.

To prepare the sauce: fry the onion and garlic in the oil for 4-5 minutes over a low/medium heat. Stir in the ground peanuts/peanut butter, then gradually add the mixed hot water and Tamari, stirring constantly to keep the consistency smooth and even. Either serve separately in a warmed jug or tureen or pour over the cooked kebabs.

This dish is superb with freshly cooked brown rice and a light side salad of thin sticks of cucumber, celery and mooli or red pepper.

July 25th - Introduction to Vegan Cookery August 8th - Herbs & Spices in Vegan Cookery Each session will last from 10.30am-3.30pm Fee: £12.50 per session or £22.50 the two, including morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.

Full details on how to find the Vegetarian Centre will be sent to applicants on receipt of their fee. Send the completed form below to: The Vegan Society, 33-35 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AY, marking your envelope 'Cookery Day Courses'.

The number of places available on these courses is limited so as to keep them friendly and informal, with plenty of time for questions, so early booking is strongly advised.

Please enrol me/us on the following course(s): July 25th August 8th

No. of places No. of places.

Name(s) ...

Address ...

Tel: Course Demonstrator: Eileen Scott of 'Food For All Seasons' Catering

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I enclose a cheque/PO (made payable to The Vegan Society Ltd) for £.

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Shoparound Lis Hewlett surveys the latest vegan products Breakthroughs New products are all too often more of the same - simply another variation on a theme. Let us not be ungrateful for that, however; every new product on the market helps to make our way of eating more widely accessible.

Nevertheless, it is particularly satisfying to be able to report on the appearance of products of an altogether different order - products which constitute real breakthroughs. Two such potentially breakthrough products are to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

The first of these, from Plamil, is a spread called 'Veeze'. This is designed to be a cheese replacement and will hopefully be at least a partial answer to the prayers of the many people who say they'd be vegan like a shot if it weren't for having to forego cheese.

For a fuller answer, see Diane Hill's new vegan cookbook (reviewed on page 16) and watch this space for news of other products in the pipeline.

Talking of Plamil, be sure to tiy their new Fruit & Nut Bars; generously coated with carob, they taste really delicious and make an ideal addition to any lunch-box or picnic basket.

Secondly, Vege-Dine - the frozen meals firm - tell me that they are shortly to bring out a vegan sausage with a non-animal skin. In the meantime look out for their ready-to-eat heat 'n' serve soups, which come in two varieties - Country Lentil and Carrot & Orange.

For exciting news in another breakthrough field - frozen desserts - see our feature article on pages 10-11, but keep an eye peeled also for Ice Delight from Genice Foods. Only just launched, this is available in Pistachio & Almond and Raspberry Ripple flavours.

Meal Ideas Now for some new meal ideas, for young and old. Granose have expanded their range of ready-mix roasts to include a Sunflower & Sesame Seed, and a Mexican Corn. The latter is gluten-free. Also new from Granose is a range of organic baby foods in jars.

Of the seven in the range, three are vegan: Vegetables with Wholewheat Noodles, Spring Vegetables with Brown Rice, and Spring Vegetables with 7 Cereals. 'Thursday's Child' is the name of a new selection of baby cereals produced by the Somersetbased Thursday Cottage. Attractively 17 The Vegan, Summer 1987

packaged in little building blocks, they are free from all additives and can be simply cooked in small portions with soya milk, water or fruit juice.

Leaving the high chair and the bib behind us, two more frozen meals from Response Foods are now vegan Spicy Garbanzo Beans, and Vegetable Curry Rawalpindi. And Sunrise have launched three varieties of frozen tofu pie: Ratatouille, Celery & Peppers, and Chinese Vegetables. Another threesome worth noting is Salad Dreams from Whole Earth. Try their Creamy Nut Dressing or two oil-free varieties - Oriental or Provenfal Herbs.

And to go with burgers and bangers, the same company has three sugarfree relishes: Corn, Tomato, and Cucumber. The more adventurous among you might like to try experimenting with these - mixing, for example, Creamy Nut Dressing with Cucumber Relish to get Whole Earth Sandwich Spread. (By the way if you are fond of Tartex pate you will be pleased to learn that both the Mushroom and Red Pepper versions are now available in tubes.)

St Giles Foods is one of those firms which definitely has its customers in mind when developing its product range. The good news is that their Duchesse brand Avocado Dressing and Dip, Garlic Dressing and Dip, and Thousand Islands Dressing and Dip thick and creamy dressings which are mayonnaises in all but name - are now vegan. The new-formulation jars can be identified by a 'V' sign on the labels.

The same firm also produces a Smokey Barbecue Sauce and a Pancake Syrup under the name of Marshal Wade's.

These are made entirely with natural ingredients. And finally from this firm (although sold under the Life label), for those watching their salt consumption - a wheat-free soya sauce that has a 30%-reduced salt content.

Instant Soups Looking for something hot and tasty to go with your packed lunch or quick

snack? Well now there are three (there it is again!) additive-free instant soups from Realeat. They come in individual sachets in Tomato, O n i o n , and Mulligatawny flavours.

Moving to the soya milk scene, two new organic soya milks are available from Provamel and Living Foods, and Sunrise have launched three (yes, honestly!) flavoured soya milk drinks - strawbeiTy, banana and chocolate.

Packaged in plastic conventional milkbottle shapes, this range is clearly designed to have mass-market appeal.

And there is some burger news too: Prewett's have a Vegetable Burger mix, and so does a new firm called Framebore. Neither has anything special to recommend it, however.

But do look out for two other packet mixes from Framebore. Their Vegetable Savoury Mix - which is like a cottage pie filling - and their Vegetable Curry Mix are both very tasty and provide generous servings.

All year round Did you perhaps enjoy a Norfolk Punch Christmas Pudding last year? If so, you will be pleased to learn that by a crafty combination of historical research and marketing nous those same puddings are now available all year round under the name of Sunday Puddings. Fully cooked, they may also be eaten cold. Try them in mid-summer with a dollop of tofu cream!

And finally, something for the store cupboard. Rayner's, renowned for their natural essences, now have a range of five all-natural flavours: Vanilla, Almond, Peppermint, Lemon and Orange, and also (would you believe it!) three natural food colours Red, Yellow and G r e e n . So there's no need to add all sorts of dubious chemical colourings next time you are working on that fancy celebration cake.

Sending away D o you fancy trying some of your favourite products in a whole variety of new ways? At the present time several firms have new recipe leaflets available. To obtain copies simply send an SAE to the addresses below.

From Plamil Foods - Plamil House, Bowles Well Gardens, D o v e r R o a d , Folkestone, Kent CT19 6 P Q - a leaflet with entirely vegan recipes devised by Sandra Hood, one-time editor of The Vegan Shopper's Guide; for lots of ideas on using Vegeburger and Vegebanger mixes send to: Vegeburger Recipe leaflet, 32 North E n d R o a d , London W14 OSH; and last but not least, for 33 recipes using Whole E a r t h products send to: Whole E a r t h , Cumberland Avenue, London NW10 7RG.

Reviews The Reprieve! Video - "Hazel O'Connor Speaks Out" VHS. £19.95, plus £1.50 p&p, from: Reprieve!

65 Boumehall Ave., Bushey, Herts WD2 3BB

Reprieve! is a new organisation which - in the words of Directors Peter Cox, Chris Murphy and Chris Payne - aims to be the professional campaigning arm of the vegetarian movement. The Reprieve! video is the first fruit of their work, and it's a very promising start.

The 21-minute video is narrated on-screen by vegetarian actress and musician Hazel O'Connor.

The style is very direct, concentrating on the health arguments for switching to a vegetarian diet, although with some powerful slaughterhouse scenes towards the end to remind viewers that meat really does mean murder.

Unlike The Vegetarian World film, vegetarian lifestyles and personalities are conspicuous by their absence - the video concentrating on the 'why' rather than the 'how' of vegetarianism (is a follow-up planned, one wonders?).

Although the lack of positive images may be regarded as a weakness, the target audience is perhaps unlikely to be won over by archive footage of famous (but dead!) vegetarians or colourful spreads, the like of which you only ever see on film anyway.

From this you can probably gather that the video's target audience is very much the 15 to 30-year-old age group those, according to recent surveys, leading the national swing to vegetarianism.

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Vegetarian, vegan and animal rights activists/groups would do well to invest in a copy of the Reprieve! video and tout it round their local secondary schools, colleges and youth groups. For older or more staid audiences The Vegetarian World or Animal Aid's tape/slide presentation [Ed. See review in the Autumn 1986 issue of The Vegan] are better bets.

Paul Appleby

The Vegetarian Traveller: The Essental Guide to Eating Well in Europe and the Mediterranean Andrew Sanger Thorsons £3.99 Pbk This is a 282-page guide-book divided into 3 sections: Part One - 'No Meat and Two Veg' - deals with the dairyconsuming countries of northern Europe but, curiously, includes Bulgaria and Yugoslavia and excludes France. Part Two - 'The Olive and the Grape' - deals with Mediterranean Europe and Portugal and includes France. Part Three - '1001 Beans' - deals with the countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean and includes six pages on North Africa.

Would I take this book on a trip? I regret to say that my answer is 'No' - because it suffers from two major flaws: First, although the introductory observations on each country are of general interest and occasionally contain useful titbits of information, too much space is taken up describing nonvegetarian food and the book as a whole is simply too disorganised to be of much use when travelling. The purpose of a travel handbook is to provide comprehensive listings of easily accessible information. The Vegetarian Traveller certainly isn't comprehensive and doesn't even have an index.

Furthermore, since the entries on individual countries are set out in a variety of ways, even if a food

or dish is listed, it's too difficult to find - impossible while being served in a shop or restaurant.

Second, and more importantly for vegans, the book is relentlessly lactovegetarian. On page 10 you will find the following: "People who avoid all animal products - vegans clearly encounter more difficulties finding something suitable to eat.

Certain countries can be recommended though.

Those with a selection of traditional dishes with neither meat (or fish) nor milk are Italy, Israel, Turkey and Greece. Those with a good number of vegetarian restaurants where vegan meals can be found are Holland, Germany, Britain and Sweden."

And that's all the help you're going to get. Even its lists of vegetarian dishes to look out for contain no indication of which are vegan. In any case, many of the countries that the book claims to cover lack even these lists.

If you've got £3.99 to spare I suggest a good phrase-book would be a more useful buy than The Vegetarian Traveller.

Alan Wakeman

In The Company of Animals James Serpell Basil Blackwell £14.95 Hbk

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This survey of human-pet relationships and of the theories attempting to describe the phenomenon in its various manifestations

could have been a contender.

In the event, its examination of the contradictions inherent in our treatment of different animal species founders on the author's uneven performance and failure to go the distance.

"Here, then, is the paradox. At one extreme are the animals we call pets. They make little or no practical or economic contribution to human society yet we nurture and care for them like our own kith and kin. . . At the other, we have animals like the pig on which a major section of our economy depends; supremely useful (sic) animals in every respect. . And in return. . .

We treat pigs like worthless objects devoid of feelings and sensations". Good point. Yet earlier the author has informed us that the economics of pet-keeping are 'staggering' - British pet owners spend in the region of £680m each year on dog and cat food, £130m on accessories and £40m on vets' fees, drugs and kenneling.

Moreover, no real importance is attached here to pets being pumped out by the same mentality that pumps out pigs: the latter end up on the table, the former under it (in Britain anyway, though we know what fates await many).

Unsurprisingly, the end of all the author's thinking is "Perhaps, by making us more aware of our biological affinities with animals and the natural world (pet keeping) will help to lead us out again" (from our present destructive phase of history). Some hopes. Citing the 'pet therapy' work of American child psychiatrist Boris Levinson, who argued that caring for a pet during childhood could make a person more sensitive to the feelings and attitudes of others, Serpell omits to consider the massive failure of the practice in the case of pet 'owners' who grow into livestock farmers and vivisectors and/or continue to eat animals.

Despite the confused values - whilst an animal experiment is 'enlightened', animal liberationists mean 'mindless violence' - there The Vegan, Summer 1987

are passages of sound objectivty. One is Serpell's splendid history of changing attitudes to animals from the influence of the JudeoChristian philosophical tradition through The Origin of Species to the still current callousness of Lloyd Morgan's animal behaviourism. Another is the catalogue of distancing devices which shows how the unacceptable contradictions arising from our ambivalent attitudes to animals lead to the construction of a defensive screen of lies, myths, distortions and evasions "to nullify the conflict between economic self-interest on the one hand, and sympathy and affection on the other".

As the French revolutionary Manon Jeanne Roland once said: "the more I see of men, the better I like dogs".

Barry Kew

shocks which, in my experience, are a useful way of bringing the message home. Some real vivisection clips or photographs could have been used to good effect.

More emphasis could also have been put on the fact that cruelty-free cosmetics and toiletries are readily available, although a 'hotline' number (01-700-4232) which one can ring for more information is given at the end of the program.

Sadly, this video lacks the impact its subject deserves to make.

Vincent FitzGerald

Directory for the Environment (Editor) M.J.C. Barker Routledge & Kegan Paul ÂŁ15.95 Pbk

Through the Looking Glass A video by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, (16A Crane Grove, London N7 8LB) ÂŁ6.99 VHS In this 13-minute video produced by BUAV as part of its Choose Cruelty-Free Campaign - we follow Alice on a journey through the world of animal suffering and death that lies concealed behind the glossy image of the mainstream cosmetic and toiletry industry.

She meets several people on her travels and is made aware of the vast profit motive underlying the torture and killing in cosmetic tests of over 25,000 animals in Britain each year. She also gets to confront the vivisectors before resolving to buy only cruelty-free cosmetics in future.

I have to admit that I found the video somewhat disappoining. Although the overall concept is very original and the script is clever and quite humorous in parts, the general production is simply not sophisticated enough for today's teenagers.

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although far from 'radical', may have an important role to play in the movement towards a healthy and humane future.

Although thoroughly updated since its first edition (which I haven't seen), some details have changed since going to print in 1986. As the compiler of The Animal Rights Contact List published

by Nottingham's Rainbow Centre I can see many omissions in this field, but can also appreciate the effort that has produced a directory as broad as this in its scope and detail.

Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, every information centre, campaign group and resource centre should have a copy.

The only catch is its price tag.

Although worth every penny, ÂŁ15.95 is a lot for many groups to find. Equally important is for all relevant organisations to be in it, so at the very least make sure that your public library has a copy so that you can check your own entry.

Patrick Smith

A Vegetarian Sourcebook Keith Akers Vegetarian Press, P.O. Box 10238, Arlington, Virginia 22210*

$7.95 Pbk The second edition of this labour of love contains details of some 1,400 organisations in Britain and Ireland involved in the physical and human environment, and related issues from Acupuncture (6 entries) to Wildlife (63 entries).

Although not categorized in their own right, vegan interests are well represented in the extensively crossreferenced subject index under 'Food/nutrition' and 'Health'. Each entry in the main section covers the aims, activities, publications and status of the organisation concerned, as well as providing their contact details. In his preface the editor shies away from the term 'alternative' directory, and indeed has included many statutory bodies which,

This is an excellent book that is necessary reading for anyone who wants to become better informed about vegetarian issues, or who wants to become active in promoting the meat-free way of living. It is organised into

three broad sections. The first covers vegetarian nutrition - including chapters on protein, vitamin B 1 2 , and the connection between diet and disease. The second deals with ecological issues - such as land use, water, energy, soil erosion and social and political implications.

Finally, the ethics of vegetarianism are examined, with reference to major religions and philosophical schools.

The book, which is now in a paperback version, has been somewhat revised since its first hardback edition. I spotted a completely rewritten chapter on 'Christianity', and also found to my pleasure that the author has now very sensibly reversed his position on the need for dietary supplementation of vitamin B12 for 'pure vegetarians'.

Although veganism is mentioned a number of times, its benefits are not explained in any detail - a significant omission for a book that has some claim to being encyclopaedic. Other criticisms are the book's lack of indexing, which is less than acceptable for a sourcebook and the scant coverage of the grim reality of animal rearing and slaughter. Perhaps it was assumed that readers would already be conversant enough with it - an arguable point, although personally, I wouldn't have considered the book complete without a basic tour of a slaughterhouse. I would also like to have seen the inclusion of some of the more recent scientific evidence relating to health and nutrition.

These are the only criticisms that I would make of a book that in all other respects is indispensable. In the war against public ignorance (and that's what we're fighting) it will provide essential ammunition to use in debates, in schools, on your local radio station, at evening classes. If you buy it, make sure you use it.

Peter Cox * Editor's note: May be ordered in the UK from: Acorn Books, 17 Chatham Street, Reading, Berks RG1 7SF

Family Matters Lis Hewlett continues her regular cohmm an vegan child-care and parenting

erly.) There are several probable reasons for this: firstly, vegans by and large retain, or have regained, some of that faith in their own body and appreciate the role of a sound diet in enlightened health care; secondly, they know that the standard remedies on offer via prescription at the local surgery are objectionable - in that they have not only been tested in vivisection laboratories but may also contain products of animal origin; and thirdly, should a serious need arise vegans are more likely to consult a practitioner of what used to be called alternative medicine, but is now increasingly being referred to as complementary medicine.

Turning for advice

NATURAL HEALTH CARE Lost faith

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hen there is an illness in your household, what do you do - consult a friend or relative, call your G P , seek out an alternative practitioner, or fetch a family medical reference book down from the shelf?

In the past people would most often have turned to those around them or to their own knowledge of traditional or folk remedies. There were two main reasons for this.

The first was, of course, purely economic - if you went to a doctor or some other healer you would have to pay. The second, and income-unrelated, reason was that they had faith in natural and time-proven remedies. With the advent of the N H S and modern medicine, with all its hype and the

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promise of instant cures, we seem to have largely lost that faith in both the efficacy of natural remedies and in the body's ability to cure itself, given a fair chance. Sadly, in our modern world - stressfilled, polluted, and junk food-dominated - few bodies are given that fair chance and the mass reliance on the "quick fix' approach to health care has assumed grotesque proportions.

Objectionable Available evidence suggests that vegans are less likely than average to consult their GP for minor complaints.

(The General Household Survey for 1984 shows, by the way, that people consult their G P on average four times a year, 6-7 times a year in the case of children and the eld-

However, there is an understandable reluctance to consult a natural therapist when, as yet, very few practise under the NHS and the thorny question of fees arises. The less well-off may therefore prefer to turn for advice to the well-thumbed tome on the shelf in the hope that it will provide an answer that doesn't cost the proverbial 'arm and a leg'. Books abound on individual therapies and ailments, but until recently there was no single, comprehensive work which could act as the family health 'bible'.

Such a book has at last appeared - The Natural Family Doctor, edited by Dr. Andrew Stanway and published by Century Hutchinson at ÂŁ12.95.

THE % NATURAL * pAMILY DOCTOR

advice is given on when it is necessary to call in an expert, the therapies described have been chosen on the basis not only of their popularity and importance, but also of their suitability for home use.

No fewer than 25 natural therapies, both purely medicinal and body-mind, are covered in its 352 copiously illustrated pages. The history and theory of each therapy is described in brief, then where appropriate a self-help section is provided, followed by a breakdown of ailments and the remedies of treatments used in that particular therapy.

But this book is much more than just a catalogue of alternative treatments and how you can use them. The whole of the first part is devoted to 'Health', and, although not without fault, vegans will find much to applaud in the general advice given there about how to lead a more health-promoting life.

It is refreshing, for example, to read that soya milk is "an excellent substitute for cow's milk" and to see 'animal protein' listed under the section entitled 'Damaging Diets'.

Elsewhere, there is much sound advice under the heading of 'The Healthy Home', warning against so many modern household products, which vegans avoid because of their vivisection connections, but which are in any case inadvisable from a purely health point of view. Further sections examine 'The Cycle of Life' from pregnancy through to later years and death.

This is a family medical reference book which, in addition to being an invaluable source of sound advice for those times when a treatment or remedy may be needed, makes fascinating reading in its own right. Despite it's price, it deserves a place on the bookshelf of any healthconscious vegan.

natural medicine Dt Viidmt Stkmro

The book recognizes that it is in the home that most decisions about one's health are taken and so, although clear

Editor's note: See ad on p27 for details of the forthcoming Alternative Medicine Exhibition - the annual showcase of the alternative therapies movement.

The Vegan, Summer 1987

Postbag Contributions to Postbag are welcomed, but accepted on the understanding that they may be edited in the interests of brevity or clarity.

Send your letters to: The Editor, THE VEGAN, 33-35 George Street, Oxford OX12RY.

Dismayed I saw the 'Burgergate' item in the Spring issue of The Vegan. While I support its content, I was dismayed to see it accompanied by the artwork from our '5-grain burgamix' pack - a source of great embarrassment, given that the item dealt with the sale not of vegetarian burgers, such as those produced by our company, but of beef burgers.

I should be pleased if you could set the record straight in your next issue.

Peter Fitch, Direct Foods

By example In response to the request to readers to write in on the subject of whether to shock or cajole, I doubt if many people have been, or will be, induced into a profound change of lifestyle by any kind of shock tactics.

Emotive slogans, whilst causing feelings of guilt in some (probably those already sympathetic to some degree and hence in need of encouragement instead) also cause much damage by alienating and/or distressing many others. There is also the danger of encouraging too self-righteous an attitude amongst the converted.

Surely it is up to us all as individuals to attract people to veganism by example: practising a vegan way of life to the best of our abilities at 21 The Vegan, Summer 1987

any given point in time - for where is our professed compassion if we cannot find it for our fellows, be they vegans, vegetarians or meateaters?

Just before I close may I offer support for the two recent articles by Father Francis and Brian Burnett.

Both were very interesting and added to the balance of The Vegan.

W.B. Gates, Newton Abbot

Visual shock I am writing in support of Chris Martin Robinson's letter in the Spring issue of The Vegan. I firmly believe in visual shock tactics to convey to people that it is a total misconception to think their lumps of corpse meat came from fluffy, happy, smiling animals.

To reinforce my belief, I spent a considerable time in a slaughterhouse and produced quite an extensive series of photographs to illustrate this point. Since completing my project in 1983 several of my friends, former omnivores, have radically revised their attitudes to diet and consequently have adopted at least a vegetarian lifestyle.

In no way do I advocate violence to the person to achieve our aims but I firmly believe that if, after seeing 'nasty' slaughterhouse photographs, only one person chooses to adopt a more compassionate philosophy, then that's one

more person who could contribute towards putting an end to the unnecessary and barbaric practice of exploiting non-human animals for food.

Henry Heap. Bristol

Message lost I agree with Chris Martin Robinson to some extent, but you cannot shock all people into awareness. Some will just turn away and then the message is lost. I would prefer to see a better selection of motifs on the T-shirts though, using the designs on the Society's button badges - Animal Rights Begin in the Kitchen and Milk's No Treat for the Calf you Cheat - instead of Give Bottle the Boot, which I think sounds too gimmicky and insincere.

While writing I would like to congratulate the Society on the six leaflets brought out last year. They are very informative and eyecatching.

Sheila Bourner, Folkestone

All's well... ?

I was interested in Brian Burnett's article about pets because I have a dog and went through a very unhappy time before, and after, acquiring her.

My troubles began when a council estate was built on some land adjoining my bungalow. Fence panels were kicked in, stones were thrown, a garden shed was broken into and a fish pond was ruined. My nerves were at breaking point and I knew I had to face selling up or getting a dog, and the latter idea seemed to be the more sensible.

My cousin drove me to the RSPCA kennels in Hertfordshre, wherefrom we brought home a dog which slept that night by the side of my bed, refusing to be moved. She was really a very disturbed creature and it took me nearly a year to quieten her because I did not take well-meaning advice to hit her with a stick for every misdemeanour, as I felt showing love was the best way to train her. She is over-

protective of me and the bungalow and garden, resulting in the bad boys calming down: they rarely interfere with the fencing, the stone-throwing has stopped, and they do not come into the garden to wreak havoc.

During the day the dog is left with a very old mother and now I can go off to work with an easy mind, knowing all is safe, all is protected. I n a perfect society none of my actions would have been necessary, but this is a far from perfect world and we who live out our lives here often have to make concessions.

Doreen Craddock. Enfield

Cop out?

I must say that I found A. Head's letter (The Vegan.

Spring 1987) appalling. Why was he/she 'deeply shocked'?

Why was Brian Burnett's article 'disgusting' and why has he got a 'shallow mind'?

Come on A. Head, if The Vegan prints something you are against then you should write in explaining why, giving a clear argument why you are 'right' and the author 'wrong', and not merely cop out and resign.

Janet Sykes, Liverpool

Tolerance Tim Wilson (The Vegan, Spring 1987) may be willing to limit veganism to socialists, but I'm sure the animals are glad of help regardless of the giver's politics. And no, I did not suggest that H. Gipson give up deeply held beliefs only that the general public be allowed to see enough different beliefs held by vegans to show that all are welcome.

Of course Mr Wilson is right that our concern for animals will not exist in a vacuum, but should he not have the tolerance not to expect everyone to share his personal conception of the exact nature of the framework? And not to allow his 'targetting' to be suspected of owing more to politics than to the needs of animals?

Father Francis. Higher Bebington

What Else is Cooking?

Eva Batt

Publications & Promotional Goods All prices include VAT where applicable but are exclusive of postage and packing (see Order Form)

Publications: £1.50 i

Plant Foods for Human Health Professor J. Dickerson 50p The Role of Plants in Feeding Mankind Professor A. Bender 50p

300 vegan recipes, together with practical hints. Wipeclean cover, spiral-bound £2.95

Compassion: The Ultimate Ethic Victoria Moran An examination of the history and philosophy of the vegan movement £4.95

—The Vegan— Shopperls Guide

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Veganic Gardening Kenneth Dalziel O'Brien

Food for a Future Jon Wynne-Tyson

Vegan Shopper's Guide Best-selling checklist of products free of animal ingredients and testing. Five easy-to-consult sections cover foods, toiletries, cosmetics, remedies, etc. Plus useful appendices £1.50

A classic work, powerfully arguing all aspects of the vegan case - moral, economic, ecological, physiological and nutritional. Packed with information, statistics, quotations, nutritional and dietary data £2.50

A comprehensive, yet easy-tofollow guide to the subject by the system's greatest living exponent £6.99

A comprehensive guide to the organic cultivation of fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs £4.95

Cookery Books:

Vegan Holiday & Restaurant Guide Lists hotels, guest-houses, b/b accommodation, restaurants, caf£s. More than 400 entries. £1.50 Vegan Nutrition F. Ellis, MD FRC(Path) and T. Sanders, PhD(Nutr).

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A DICTIONARY OF HUMANE THOUGHT

EDITED BY JON WYNNE TYSON A scientific assessment of the vegan diet, incorporating easy- The Extended Circle: A to-follow tables enabling Dictionary of Humane Thought recommended intake of (Ed.) Jon Wynne-Tyson essential nutrients to be met from plant products only A unique anthology of £1.00 quotations concerning our treatment of non-human Veganism - Scientific Aspects species. An indispensable T. Sanders, PhD(Nutr) source-book 50p £4.95

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Superby presented collection of more than 200 recipes, from appetizers to main course dishes and desserts. 'A gem of a book' - Leah Leneman £7.95

Companion Planting Gertrud Franck

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Vegan Cookery Eva Batt Revised and expanded edition of the classic What's Cooking?

Brim-full of recipes, nutritional information and practical advice £2.95

Vegan Cooking Leah Leneman Includes The Vegan Dairy, The Vegan, Summer 1987

Postbag Contributions to Postbag are welcomed, hot accepted an the understanding that they may be edited in the interests of brevity or clarity.

Send your letters to: The Editor, THE VEGAN, 33-35 George Street,

Dismayed I saw the 'Burgergate' item in the Spring issue of The Vegan. While I support its content, I was dismayed to see it accompanied by the artwork from our '5-grain burgamix' pack - a source of great embarrassment, given that the item dealt with the sale not of vegetarian burgers, such as those produced by our company, but of beef burgers.

I should be pleased if you could set the record straight in your next issue.

Peter Fitch, Direct Foods

By example In response to the request to readers to write in on the subject of whether to shock or cajole, I doubt if many people have been, or will be, induced into a profound change of lifestyle by any kind of shock tactics.

Emotive slogans, whilst causing feelings of guilt in some (probably those already sympathetic to some degree and hence in need of encouragement instead) also cause much damage by alienating and/or distressing many others. There is also the danger of encouraging too self-righteous an attitude amongst the converted.

Surely it is up to us all as individuals to attract people to veganism by example: practising a vegan way of life to the best of our abilities at 21 The Vegan, Summer 1987

any given point in time - for where is our professed compassion if we cannot find it for our fellows, be they vegans, vegetarians or meateaters?

Just before I close may I offer support for the two recent articles by Father Francis and Brian Burnett.

Both were very interesting and added to the balance of The Vegan.

W.B. Gates, Newton Abbot

Visual shock I am writing in support of Chris Martin Robinson's letter in the Spring issue of The Vegan. I firmly believe in visual shock tactics to convey to people that it is a total misconception to think their lumps of corpse meat came from fluffy, happy, smiling animals.

To reinforce my belief, I spent a considerable time in a slaughterhouse and produced quite an extensive series of photographs to illustrate this point. Since completing my project in 1983 several of my friends, former omnivores, have radically revised their attitudes to diet and consequently have adopted at least a vegetarian lifestyle.

In no way do I advocate violence to the person to achieve our aims but I firmly believe that if, after seeing 'nasty' slaughterhouse photographs, only one person chooses to adopt a more compassionate philosophy, then that's one

more person who could contribute towards putting an end to the unnecessary and barbaric practice of exploiting non-human animals for food.

Henry Heap, Bristol

Message lost I agree with Chris Martin Robinson to some extent, but you cannot shock all people into awareness. Some will just turn away and then the message is lost. I would prefer to see a better selection of motifs on the T-shirts though, using the designs on the Society's button badges - Animal Rights Begin in the Kitchen and Milk's No Treat for the Calf you Cheat - instead of Give Bottle the Boot, which I think sounds too gimmicky and insincere.

While writing I would like to congratulate the Society on the six leaflets brought out last year. They are very informative and eyecatching.

Sheila Bourner, Folkestone

All's well... ?

I was interested in Brian Burnett's article about pets because I have a dog and went through a very unhappy time before, and after, acquiring her.

My troubles began when a council estate was built on some land adjoining my bungalow. Fence panels were kicked in, stones were thrown, a garden shed was broken into and a fish pond was ruined. My nerves were at breaking point and I knew I had to face selling up or getting a dog, and the latter idea seemed to be the more sensible.

My cousin drove me to the RSPCA kennels in Hertfordshire, wherefrom we brought home a dog which slept that night by the side of my bed, refusing to be moved. She was really a very disturbed creature and it took me nearly a year to quieter) her because I did not take well-meaning advice to hit her with a stick for every misdemeanour, as I felt showing love was the best way to train her. She is over-

protective of me and the bungalow and garden, resulting in the bad boys calming down: they rarely interfere with the fencing, the stone-throwing has stopped, and they do not come into the garden to wreak havoc.

During the day the dog is left with a very old mother and now I can go off to work with an easy mind, knowing all is safe, all is protected. In a perfect society none of my actions would have been necessary, but this is a far from perfect world and we who live out our lives here often have to make concessions.

Doreen Craddock. Enfield

Cop out?

I must say that I found A. Head's letter (The Vegan, Spring 1987) appalling. Why was he/she 'deeply shocked"?

Why was Brian Burnett's article 'disgusting' and why has he got a 'shallow mind'?

Come on A. Head, if The Vegan prints something you are against then you should write in explaining why, giving a clear argument why you are 'right' and the author 'wrong', and not merely cop out and resign.

Janet Sykes, Liverpool

Tolerance Tim Wilson (The Vegan, Spring 1987) may be willing to limit veganism to socialists, but I'm sure the animals are glad of help regardless of the giver's politics. And no, I did not suggest that H. Gipson give up deeply held beliefs only that the general public be allowed to see enough different beliefs held by vegans to show that all are welcome.

Of course Mr Wilson is right that our concern for animals will not exist in a vacuum, but should he not have the tolerance not to expect everyone to share his personal conception of the exact nature of the framework? And not to allow his "targetting' to be suspected of owing more to politics than to the needs of animals?

Father Francis. Higher Bebington

Noticeboard Diary Dates 10 June 3pm. North Wales Vegetarian Society meeting.

Speaker: Joyce D'Silva, author of Healthy Eating for the New Age and Secretary of Compassion in World F

(close to Holy Island, Fame Islands and Cheviot Hills).

7th successive annual Vegan Family Camp. Vegan families, couples and singles are all invited for the week or just a weekend. First week teenagers only. Full details from:

17-23 June Keele. Animal Rights Week. Contact:

19-21 June Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8. Living Without Cruelty Exhibition. See ad on opposite page.

20-28 June Bread Not Bombs Week. For details of Action Pack, leaflets and posters contact: Campaign Against the Arms Trade, 11 Goodwin Street, London N4 3HO. Tel: 01-281 0297.

24 June 8pm. Friends Meeting House, Queens Road, Leicester. Talk by Shelagh Dickety of Nurses Against Vivisection.

Organised by new Animal Aid branch. Tel:

9-12 July Kensington Exhibition Centre, Derry Street, London W8. The 6th Alternative Medicine Exhibition. See ad on p.27 for details.

18 July llam-4pm.

Chapelfield Gardens, Norwich. Third Festival for Animals, organized by East Anglian Animal Rights.

Music, street theatre, films & videos, speakers and stalls.

Musicians and entertainers act

Car Cavalcade through Blackpool against the To D s from: 2-7 & 7-16 August Banburgh, Northumberland

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4 September Royal Agricultural College Conference Centre, Cirencester, Glos. Holistic Health Gathering. All meals vegan. Details from: Natural Health Network, Chardstock House, Chard, Somerset TA202TL. Tel: (04606) 3229.

Proposals Deadline

London Food Commission's Spring/Summer Education & Training Programme including courses on Food & Nutrition in Schools, Allergy to Additives and Healthy Eating at Work - is now available. Send SAE to: LFC, 88 Old Street, London EC1V9AR. 01-253 9513.

Flashbangwallop!

Readers are invited to send in high-quality, preferably black-and-white, photos of families consisting entirely of vegans, or of children raised on an exclusively vegan diet, for reproduction in a new edition of Vegan Mothers & Children scheduled for publication later this year. No fuzzy family snaps, please.

Please supply also details of name and date of birth of children and ages at time of photograph.

Hospitality Sought

Readers are advised that proposals (which must be seconded) for major resolutions to go on the agenda of the Society's 1987 A G M must reach the Society's registered office by not later than 21 July.

We are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from people eager to spend some time with vegan families whilst studying in or visiting the UK. Readers willing to offer hospitality on either a paid or unpaid basis are therefore invited to contact the office.

Meatout

Sanctuary Plea

The first great British Meatout campaign - in aid of a Sri Lankan leaf protein scheme - is being organised jointly by Animal Aid, Compassion in World Farming, The Vegan Society and The Vegetarian Society.

Provisional dates: launch 2 September, climaxing with the Meatout Beano on Saturday 3 October in London. Tickets for the evening should be available in September. Special leaflets and information packs should be available from the organizing Societies in August. Watch out for further details in Outrage, Agscene, The Vegetarian and the next Vegan.

Food Courses A brochure outlining The

The Protection of Animals Life Society, a registered charity which has neutered and rehomed over 800 cats and dogs since its beginning in 1984, is in desperate need of money to secure new premises due to the sanctuary's end of lease. If eas tact:

Francisco, CA 94140, USA. Tel: 415-285-0260.

Experiences Sought Paul Amato & Sonia Partridge, two US vegetarian psychologists writing a book on vegetarians and vegans, would like to hear of individual vegans' experiences - benefits of veganism, psychological, social, emotional ethical aspects/reasons, difficulties, parenting etc. Further details from: P.O. Box 2869, La Jolla, CA 92038, USA.

Community Project The Vegan Community Project has been set up to establish a contact network between people interested in forming and living in a multi-option vegan community and with a view to forming such a community in from:

Arts & Crafts The New Cross Collective is an alternative-lifestyle group aiming to promote a wide range of creative projects from its base in a large building in London's New Cross Road. New members/ helpers are sought for the tasks of renovating the building and running both artistic and practical projects - including a vegan wholefood cafe, a food co-op, an arts collective and an ecology group. For more information apply to:

Unsolicited Mail Research Author Billy Boyd (The New Abolitionists) is researching a new book based on interviews with people whose consciences have led them to become vegetarians and vegans. If you would like to be involved contact him via P.O. Box 40681, San

The Council of the Vegan Society wishes to apologise to readers who have been receiving unsolicited letters of an offensive nature as a result of an abuse of new members listings sent until last year to local vegan contacts to enable them to get in touch with members in their areas. See also News section.

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Bookings/further details: LWC Exhibition, Animal Aid, 7 Castle Street, Tonbndge, Kent TN91BH. Tel: (0732)364546.

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Publications & Promotional Goods All prices include VAT where applicable but are exclusive of postage and packing (see Order Form)

Plant Foods for Human Health Professor J. Dickerson 50p

Publications:

The Role of Plants in Feeding Mankind Professor A. Bender 50p

300 vegan recipes, together with practical hints. Wipeclean cover, spiral-bound £2.95

Compassion: The Ultimate Ethic Victoria Moran An examination of the history and philosophy of the vegan movement £4.95

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Tofu Cookery Louise Hagler Superby presented collection of more than 200 recipes, from appetizers to main course dishes and desserts. 'A gem of a book' - Leah Leneman £7.95 Food for a Future Jon Wynne-Tyson

Vegan Shopper's Guide Best-selling checklist of products free of animal ingredients and testing. Five easy-to-consult sections cover foods, toiletries, cosmetics, remedies, etc. Plus useful appendices £1.50 Vegan Holiday & Restaurant Guide

A classic work, powerfully arguing all aspects of the vegan case - moral, economic, ecological, physiological and nutritional. Packed with information, statistics, quotations, nutritional and dietary data £2.50 T U C

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Veganic Gardening Kenneth Dalziel O'Brien A comprehensive, yet easy-tofollow guide to the subject by the system's greatest living exponent £6.99

A scientific assessment of the vegan diet, incorporating easyto-follow tables enabling recommended intake of essential nutrients to be met from plant products only £1.00 Veganism - Scientific Aspects T. Sanders, PhD(Nutr) 50p

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The Vegan Diet: True Vegetarian Cookery David Scott & Claire Golding A 'gourmet' vegan cookbook containing over 250 recipes from soups and starters to desserts and children's favourites £5.95

A DICTIONARY OF HUMANE THOUGHT

EDITED BY JON WYNNE TYSON

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The Extended Circle: A Dictionary of Humane Thought (Ed.) Jon Wynne-Tyson

Vegan Cookery Eva Batt

A unique anthology of quotations concerning our treatment of non-human species. An indispensable source-book £4.95

Revised and expanded edition of the classic What's Cooking?

Brim-full of recipes, nutritional information and practical advice £2.95

Vegan Cooking Leah Leneman Includes The Vegan Dairy, The Vegan, Summer 1987

Tofu - The Wonder Food and recipes using proprietary health foods £1.95

Promotional Goods:

Healthy Eating for the New Age Joyce D'Silva A vegan cookbook packed full of excellent and varied recipes which follow health-food, as well as vegan principles £3.95 Cooking with Sea Vegetables Peter & Montse Bradford A vegan macrobiotic guide to the culinary use of the 'harvest of the oceans' £3.95

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Envelope Re-use Labels 100% recycled paper, nonanimal gum. Two designs: 'Globe' - black and green on white; 'Bottle' - black and red on white £1.25 per 100 (of one design)

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The Vegan Cookbook Alan Wakeman and Gordon Baskerville The Compassionate Gourmet Janet Hunt Exotic dishes from all over the globe for those who love animals-and food! £4.99

200-plus graded recipes demonstrating that a vegan diet can be rich and varied and reach the highest culinary standards £4.95

Order Form Order now (block capitals throughout please) from: The Merchandise Department. The Vegan Societv, 33-35 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AY. Item

Quantity

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Two colours. Please specify design(s) required using letter code 25p each, four for 90p Multi-purpose Stickers (1 Vz") Same designs and colour schemes as button badges, in sheets of 12 of same. Please specify design(s) required using badge letter code 20p per sheet, five sheets for 90p

100% cotton. Two designs: 'Bottle' - red and white on navy blue; 'Blood Foods' - red and black on white.

Sizes: S/M/L/XL £3.50

GIVE BOTTLE THE BOOT Car/Window Sticker Printed red and black on white self-cling plastic. 11" x 2Vt>" 50p

POSTAGE & PACKING* TOTAL up to 50p - add 15p postage 50p to £1.99 - add 25p postage £2 to £4.99 - add 60p postage Plus Postage £5 to £10 - add £1 postage over £10 - add £2 postage FINAL TOTAL I enclose a cheque/postal order made payable to: The Vegan Society Ltd. for Name (PLEASE PRINT) Address Postcode Eire & Overseas: Payment must be by sterling cheque drawn on an English bank or an international money order. *Overseas: Add 10% to cover additional postal expenses.

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Notelets Printed on high-quality, 100% recycled paper. Colour scheme: chocolate brown on cream. Pack of twelve, with four different seasonal designs £1.25 Bookmarks Printed on high-quality, 100% recycled card. Colour scheme: chocolate brown on cream. Set of four different designs, with recipes on reverse.

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Ballpen Red and black casing, with slogan 'Ban Blood Foods' printed in white on clip.

Refillable 35p

SOMERSET. Exclusively Vegetarian/ Vegan accommodation in 16tn Century listed house. Situated bordering Devon & Dorset, is an ideal base for louring, country walks or just relaxing. Informal atmosphere.

BB & EM. Vegan proprietors. Details Merefield House. East Street. Crewkerne.

Somerset T A 1 8 7AB Tel: 0460 73112.

When replying to these advertisements please mention The Vegan.

ACCOMMODATION WANTED

BEXHILL-ON-SEA. Vegan bed and breakfast. Tel. 042 43 5153.

L A K E DISTRICT, vegan/vegetarian B&B. Excellent country house accommodation.

Situated in Beatrix Potter's picturesque village of Near Sawrey, 2 miles Hawkshead.

7 miles Ambleside. Delightful views over Esthwaite Water. Beautiful scenery, tarns, fells, Grizedale Forest, etc. Ideal for exploring the Lake District. ' B e e c h m o u n t ' .

Near Sawrey. Ambleside. Cumbria LA22 0LB. Tel. Hawkshead 356.

HOLIDAYS FOR VEGANS & VEGETARIANS IN EL'ROPE & ISRAEL Hotels. Kibbutzim & Self Catering.

Brochure • B E T T E R LIFE H O L I D A Y S " 1 Effingham St. Ramsgate CT11 9 A T .

Tel: 0843 589855 (24 hr answerphone)

S Q U I R R E L Boating Holidays. No experience necessary. M o d e r n 6-berth motor-sailer. Singles, couples or families of all ages. V e g a n skipper. Western Scotland's sheltered sea-lochs, islands, abundant wildlife, beautiful scenery. £100-180 per w e e k , full-bo e s

ATSITSA, a holistic health and fitness holiday c o m m u n i t y on the beautiful Greek island of Skyros. Activities: f r o m windsurfing, d a n c e , art and aerobics t o yoga, m e d i t a t i o n , massage and T'ai Chi. Details: 1 Fawley R o a d ( V e ) . L o n d o n N W 6 1SL. T e l . 01-431 0867.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION For comprehensive list see Vegan Holiday & Restaurant Guide (£1.50 + 25p p&p).

BEXHII.L-on-SEA. Vegan/vegetarian B & B £7 night. £35 weekly. 10 Deerswood L a n e .

Bexhill T N 3 9 4 L T . Tel. 042 43 5153.

"WOODCOTE" The Saltings. Lelant. St Ives.

Cornwall Tel (0736) 753147 Quiet country hotel overlooking beautiful tidal estuary and bird sanctuary. Britain's oldest vegan/vegetarian hotel is family owned and stands in its own grounds close to beaches and unspoilt coastal walks.

S u p e r b cuisine and friendly personal service.

For further information and brochure se c tact: (stamp appreciated)

SNOWDONIAN COAST " W h e r e the mountains sweep down to the sea."

Exclusively vegetarian/vegan wholefood D.B&'B. Our converted farmhouse (inglenook. beams) nestles on the slopes of Yr Eifel with spectacular views of sea/mountains. Designated 'area of national beauty'. Superb beach/hiking/ sailing, climbing. iated for brochure to: T r e f o r . Caernarfon N. Wales (1286 86 693).

ISLE O F W I G H T . Small private hotel, quietly situated, in an area of natural beauty.

C o m f o r t a b l e a c c o m m o d a t i o n with central heating. Excellent h o m e cooking by vegetarian p r o p r i e t o r . Wholefoods, vegetarian o r v e g a n . O p e n Easter until O c t o b e r . A l s o self-catering holiday flat.

PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK. Enjoy vegan/vegetarian cuisine, log fires and H o m e Bak

P E N Z A N C E . Self-catering accommodation for 3-4. T w o miles f r o m Penzance with large g a r d e n , sea a n d country views. Occasional vegan meals available. Tel. 0736 62242.

SPAIN. Murla - Nr Berissa. Country villa, sleeps 6. £50-£100. Bookings for 1987. B&B £7.50. Vegan proprietors. Yoga tuition and acupressure massage. Bookings from Mav 1988. Box 119.

(Dircclksiird Welcomes Vegans For 25 years the STRICTLY VEGETARIAN guest house in the Lake District has enjoyed delicious international vegetarian cuisine. Orchard House, known for its comfort and serene atmosphere, enjoys a quiet inviting garden, is close to mountains, streams and lakes, for those who seek the peace and beauty of the Lake District.

OPEN ALL YEAR! Dining Room open to non-residents Stamp appreciated for brochure to: Borrowdale Road, Keswick, Cumbria CDA12 5DE Telephone: (07687) 72830

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MID WALES - Stredders vegetarian and vegan guesthouse. Run by lifelong vegetarian. O p e n alllyear. Park Crescent.

Llandrindod Wells, t e l . 0597 : i 8 f , ROYAL FOREST OF DEAN. Wye Vallev.

Wonderful walking. Period House. Four-" poster bed. Non-smoking. Licensed. Vegan/ vegetarian. B&B/F.M (optional!. Tel. 0594 543259.

NORTHWEST SCOTLAND. Our organic croft offers peaceful accommodation to country-lovers seeking vegetarian or vegan food. B. Pursey. "Avalon . Elphin.

Sutherland IU27 4HH. NEAR SALISBURY and the New Forest.

Homely vegan B&B. EM. available.

Contact for brochure. Harestock Cottage.

Southampton Road. Whiteparish.

Salisbury. Wilts. Tel. 0794S 370.

CASTLE A C R E . Norfolk. C o n v e n e d pub. historic village, mid-point Peddars Way Exclusively veg./wholefood. Sleeps 20. Selfcatering unit. Conference venue.

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PUBLICATIONS AHIMSA. Quarterly magazine of the American Vegan Society. Veganism, Natural Living, Reverence for Life, Calendar year subscription $8. Address: 501 Old Harding. Highwav. Malaga. NJ 08328.

USA. NAOMI'S BROTHER. Story of the youthful Master's compassion for animals in religious s FUTURE MIND is a new journal dedicated to seeking the healthiest state of mind and way of life for people today. With articles/ news of social action and mental training courses. Send £1.20p for issue 1 or write for details to: Future Mind (Dept C) 30 Hollingbourne Gardens, Ealing. London W13 8EN.

BUDDHISM and BUDDHIST MEDITATION Two informative and practical booklets. Send £2.50 to Buddhist Publishing (V), P O Box 136, Leicester LE2 4 T Z .

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NUTRITIONAL YEAST FLAKES debut in England. 100% vegan. Excellent source of B-complex vitamins. One tablespoon sprinkled on soups, salads, blended into drinks provides twice R . D . A . for B12.

Oualitv protein, essential amino acids and minerals. Price/lb £2.95. plus £1.00 p & p Lifcstream Wholefoods. Unit 3c. Dart Complex. Steamer Quav. Totnes. Devon TQ95AL. NEW AGE VEGAN MAIL ORDER. Introducing easier shopping. All free from animal ingredients ana animal testing.

Toiletries - Cosmetics - Oral Hygiene - Health - Household. Many well known manufacturers in one catalogue.

Send for your free copv to: New Age Products. P O Box 22. E . Horsley.

Leatherhead. Surrey KT24 6SX. Tel: (04865)5115. 24 hrs.

THOSE W H O L A U G H together. L O V E together . . . T R Y IT IN B I R K E N S T O C K S Sandals. Clogs and Stimulating Noppies. Now available. Fully vegan. S A E to: Footprints. 89 New Street. Gloucester G L 1 5AZ.

SERVICES OFFERED PLUMBING. HEATING ELECTRICAL. DRAINAGE A full service in London and the home counties. No job too small. Almost 40.000 successfully completed jobs in more than ten years. Contractors to local authorities. banks, insurance companies, housing associations and private householders. No hidden charges - we publish our rates. For a quotation or for an emergency phone 01-654 3133 and speak to Bob. Norma or Jeremy. You are welcome to ring for free advice at any time and vegan society members should ask for 10% discount and 30 days free o-edit. Simpson. Delvarr & Co Ltd actively supports the vegan movement.

FREE TRANSLATING Ger/Fr/Dutch/Ital - Eng. All texts.

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The Vegan, Summer 1987

SITUATIONS VACANT

TRAINEE COOK WANTED for restaurant in London. Experience useful, not essential. rtant.

GREEN CITY Wholefoods co-operative is looking for people to work on its 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival project.

Possibility of permanent employment afterwards, write for further details/ application form to: Green City (Garden Festival). 23 Fleming Street. Glasgow G31 1PH. HEAYEN'S GATE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE. West Henley. Nr. Langport.

Somerset. Registered Charity No. 287194.

Voluntary staff needed. Must be totally dedicated, genuine, honest and hardworking. Preferably 25 yrs or over, driving licence an advantage. No meat eaters, clean appearance essential and ability to put Animals' Welfare before peoples at all times. Exhausting life, but jot) satisfaction guaranteed for right person. Tel: 0458/ 250279.

MISCELLANEOUS The Scottish College of Homeopathy offers

4-year Courses Vocational Training

VOLUNTEERS in the Northwest needed for host cruelty-free parties. Animal rights videos, vegan food, non-animal tested toiletries. Phone 051-425-4441 or contact P.O. Box 16. Liverpool 24.

WATERLOOYILLE ANIMAL SUPPORT GROUP. 25 Silvester Road. Waterlooville.

Hampshire. PO88TJ. Telephone: Waterlooville (0705) 268856.

NUTS TO YOU - I'm Fruitarian! SAE for

NekMaija MEHU-MAUA STEAM JUICE EXTRACTOR and STEAMER COOKER From Finland makes Pure Juices that store for Drinks and Winemaking and cooks Wholesome Meals Stainless steel £49.95 Aluminium £34.45 Re-usable Self-sealing Rubber Caps (packs of 8) for Wine bottles £3.95 and Mixer bottles £2.95 Mehu-Maija (V) PO Box 3 Diss Norfolk IP22 3HH Order/Leaflet - telephone Diss (0379) 52302

Find that extra special friend through •NATURAL FRIENDS', s.a.e. to NATURAL FRIENDS' (VN).

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(Full or Part-Time) The College puts strong emphasis on clinical experience and training in medical sciences.

Send £1 for prospectus to: The Registrar.

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VEGETARIAN MATCHMAKERS is for vegans too. Discreet postal introduction service for unattached adults of all ages throughout the UK. Write to as many people on the lists as you wish. Fee is only £24 per year. Special discount for over 60's. Apply VMM. 14A Woodlands Road, Isleworth.

Middx. TW7 6NX.

CONTACT CENTRE CONTACT CENTRE is a friendship agency, quite different from all others. It enables you to choose your friend(s) from detailed advertisements or to write an advertisement yourself without disclosing your name and address. CONTACT CENTRE gives you full scope: you don't even nave to complete a form.

CONTACT CENTRE operates among other things a British Vegan Service, a British Vegetarian/Vegan Service and the International Vegetarian/Vegan Penfriend Service without hidden charges and with many offers for a nominal fee, or even free. As we cannot tell all in this advertisement. please find out how you too can benefit bv requesting free details from Contact Centre. BCM Cuddle.

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BIRTH CHART ANALYSIS £4. Handdrawn chart. 6-page typed analysis by student of spiritual/psychological approach to the planets. Ask a question, receive answer ur

RATES AND CONDITIONS All prices inclusive of VAT. Personal: £3.50 for 20 words (minimum).

Additional words: 17p each.

Commercial: £4.75 for 20 words (minimum).

Additional words: 25p each.

Box No: £2.00 extra Semi-display: £5.00 per single column centimetre Series discount (4 consecutive insertions): 10%

PAYMENT By cheque or postal order, made payable to The Vegan Society Ltd and sent to: The Advertising Manager, The Vegan, 33-35 George Street, Oxford OX1 2A Y. Eire and Overseas: payment must be by sterling cheque drawn on an English bank or by international money order.

PUBLICATION DATES Late February, May, August, November COPY DATES First of month of publication CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE The submission of an advertisement is deemed to warrant that the advertisement does not contravene any Act of Parliament nor is it in any other way illegal or defamatory or an infringement of any other party's rights or an infringement of the British Code of Advertising Practice.

The Vegan Society reserves the right to refuse or withdraw any advertisement without explanation.

Although every care is taken, the Vegan Society cannot accept liability for any loss or inconvenience incurred asa result of errors in the wording, or the late or non-appearance of an advertisement.

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An exciting event where you can talk to experts, watch, touch, taste, smell and experience a vast range of natural remedies and natural products.

There are over 170 stands, plus talks and demonstrations throughout the four days and all for the price of £4.00 - including show catalogue. (Senior citizens, students and children, £2.00).

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1987

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