Fellow chocoholics, there is danger in our sinful ways! At least according to Dr Kellogg and the directives found in the cookbook of the famous Battle Creek Sanitarium. I found a 4th edition at an antique store this afternoon, and have had fun (?) reading through it.
Some recipes actually sound quite good, but others, such as lentil toast (for breakfast) or delicious (?) oatmeal water, leave my tastebuds running for the hills. (Beet coffee?) The section on beverages points out, with regard to tea, that "there is every evidence that this common beverage is exceedingly harmful, and that the evils of its excessive use are second only to those of tobacco and alcohol." It continues to point out that tea contains two harmful substance, tannin and theine, and that theine is in the same class of poisonous alkaloids as cocaine. Further, "The dependance of the habitual tea-drinker upon the beverage, and the sense of loss when deprived of it, are among the strongest proofs of its evil effects, and should be warnings against its use." "Coffee, cocoa and chocolate rank in the same category with tea, as beverages which are more or less harmful. Coffee contains caffein, a principal identical with theine and a modified form of tannin, though in less quantity than tea. Cocoa and chocolate contain substances similar to theine and equally harmful, though usually present in much less proportion than in tea." There probably weren't too many lacemakers spending any time at the Sanitarium. But for something that sounds *really* good on a hot day, they have a recipe for *real* pink lemonade. After you've made lemonade (with real lemons, of course, and sugar), add a quantity of strawberry juice, red raspberry, currant, or cranberry juice. Sounds much better than "Oatmeal Drink" just four above it. Thurlow in Lancaster OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
