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La Basconnaise – French Vegan Salad

Sharing some more old items from our Ernest Bell Library – items connected to – Végétalisme historique / Historical Veganism. The French were 20+ years ahead of the British in creating the names – végétalisme – végétaliste – végétalien – végétalienne – ……for what Dorothy & Donald Watson – plus other friends termed – veganism – vegan – in 1944. Most of the links in this blog post go to French sources. A Famous Dish The Basconnaise…

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French Vegan Cookbook – 1934 – A Source Of The Hitler Rumor

A wonderful vegan recipe book tainted by an old story. Un merveilleux livre de recettes vegan entachée par une vieille histoire. A source of the annoying – ‘Hitler was a vegetarian’ rumor – countered by Rynn Berry – see below. Ernest Bell Library item – Maïa Charpentier. – La Bonne Cuisine végétalienne. 500 recettes pratiques. Préface de Prosper Montagné. Editions La Caravelle & Imprimerie d’Art “Le Croquis”, 6, rue Bezout,…

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