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Publisher ~ EnglandGal@aol.com
Issue # 11/18/01
Editor ~ JJswans@aol.com
Journalists ~ Park StRanger@aol.com
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THE SIX ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE ARE:
1 ~ Get Exclusive AOL Turkey Day Tips,
Bargains by RannnD@aol.com
2 ~ My Vegan Kitties by ParkStRanger@aol.com
3 ~ Appeteasing Thanksgiving Recipes by Robert Cohen
4 ~ A Holiday Request From EnglandGal@aol.com
5 ~ Do I Go Home Today?
6 ~ Memorable Quote
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Get Exclusive AOL Turkey
Day Tips, Bargains
by Randy Atlas - RannnD@aol.com
Animal Rights Online Website Coordinator
[Editor's Note: This letter was written to
Steve Case, head of America Online (AOL) and his staff.]
Dear AOL Holidays,
As a vegetarian, I feel uncomfortable and offended when the term "Turkey
Day" is used to reference the Thanksgiving holiday, as was the case in
this e-mail sent to AOL subscribers. Thanksgiving is supposed to be a
harvest festival, and the feast does not have to be centered around a dead
bird. People can easily enjoy delicious, healthy vegetarian Thanksgiving
meals consisting of a wealth of foods from the earth -- fruits, vegetables,
grains, legumes, etc. -- rather than having to follow a "tradition"
of giving thanks while consuming a former fellow living being who suffered a
horrible death in a filthy, bloody, crowded, noisy (from the screams of the animals)
slaughterhouse.
This will be my 15th vegetarian Thanksgiving. I don't miss having turkey,
or any slaughtered animal(s), at the dinner table. Fortunately, here in
my hometown of Buffalo, NY, we have an annual vegetarian potluck Thanksgiving
dinner, at which people can celebrate the harvest season and give thanks in a
nonviolent, cruelty-free manner. (Actually, the feast is vegan--meaning
it is free of all animal products, including meat, dairy, eggs, honey,
etc.) Each year this event is an overwhelming success.
Prior to my receiving an education about what happens to animals "raised
for food," I would sometimes use the expression "Turkey Day"
come Thanksgiving time. Now the term has a completely different meaning to
me. I feel it is a reminder of, and a memorial to, the millions of
turkeys who lose their lives when Thanksgiving comes around, simply for the
dining pleasure of Americans. A little bit of information can go a long
way!
It would have been nice to see an item about having a vegetarian Thanksgiving
included in your AOL Holiday e-mail. I ask that you please think about
what I've said in this e-mail, and consider publishing a vegetarian article in
next year's edition. (Or, how about an article about vegetarian
Christmas/Hannukah/other winter holiday feasts?)
Sincerely,
Randy Atlas
RannnD@aol.com
P.S. -
For more information on turkeys and other animals raised for slaughter,
please see the following web sites:
United Poultry
Concerns [UPC] - www.upc-online.org
Farm
Sanctuary
www.farmsanctuary.org
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My Vegan Kitties
by ParkStRanger@aol.com
Since it was my first cat, Orpheus, who assisted
me to go vegetarian twenty-five years ago, it was a pleasure to return the
favor and convert my two young feline companions to a vegan diet. Living with
Orpheus made it plain to me that animals could think, have emotions and even
communicate. Once I realized that, I couldn't help but choose a plant
based diet for myself. Once I fully realized what I was feeding my cats,
it seemed logical to find an alternative to animal byproducts.
For those who might think it unnatural for a cat to be vegetarian, the only
natural diet would be for me to feed them live rodents, birds and
insects. Domestic cats would never stalk a cow in the wild, nor dive for
tuna.
Commercial cat food is composed of the foulest waste products of the
slaughterhouse and rendering plants, in other words, of slightly lesser quality
than human grade meats. Thank goodness I discovered Evolution vegan pet
food.
This morning, my formerly feral female and my once homeless male enjoyed a
vegetable stew (my last night leftovers) as a side dish to their entree of
Evolution brand vegan cat kibble. For the last four months, they have
been enjoying this kibble, sometimes with a garnish of a tablespoon of Tofutti
sour cream substitute, grated zucchini or tomato sauce. It's fun to see
what foods of mine they like, and a good way of getting rid of leftovers.
Evolution is a nutritionally complete formula available as a wet canned food or
dry kibble (preferred by my cats) developed by a veterinarian in
Minnesota. This is one product that I am glad was tested on animals for
over a decade. It provides, from vegan sources, over 100 percent of the
taurine and other amino acids and vitamins that cats need. Evolution is a
superior quality pet food, made with human grade vegan ingredients (it tastes
rather bland to me, but my cats like it). With shipping costs, I get a 10
pound bag of kibble for 34 dollars and it lasts a bit over a month, that's only
fifty cents per cat per day. I am thankful for this product and trust in
it enough to feed it to my two companions, and also to recommend it to you.
Please learn more about
Evolution brand vegetarian dog and cat food at
http://www.petfoodshop.com
Petfoodshop.com
- Health food for Dogs, Cat, and Ferrets.
and be sure to read this article about the disgusting things in commercial pet
food
http://www.petfoodshop.com/pheareport.htm
Commercial Pet Foods
[Editor's Note: ParkStRanger receives no compensation, either monetarily or
in kibble, for his unsolicited recommendation.}
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Appeteasing Thanksgiving
Recipes
by Robert Cohen - i4crob@earthlink.net
http://www.notmilk.com
Each
time I write a column, I get dozens of replies and comments from readers. Never before has there been such a response
to a column, and the hundreds of you who have written to me are requesting one
thing:
RECIPES
Last Sunday, I prepared the mother-of-all vegan feasts for 130 very hungry
Rochester area vegetarians. I will do my best to share a few of those recipes
with you, just in time for Thanksgiving. In each case, the recipe will be
enough for eight people. Let there be leftovers! Here are six of the dishes
I prepared:
Marinated Mushrooms
Cranberry Nut Relish
Vichyssoise
Mashed Potatoes w/Roasted Garlic & Red Onions
Sweet Potatoes with Maple Syrup
Lemon Eggplant
When I go to the market, I rarely know what I am going to make for dinner. My
meals are opportunistic, meaning that I buy the freshest raw ingredients, and
spread them before me when cooking. I then merge colors and tastes into dishes.
I sometimes go to 3 or 4 different markets for provisions.
First stop is at my local Oriental market. We have an enormous store (in River
Edge, NJ) that combines Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fruits, vegetables, and
canned goods. There are dozens of variations of exotic Chinese vegetables to
select from.
Here is where I buy my baby bok choy. I also pick up a vegan version of oyster
sauce and a jar of fermented black beans in garlic paste. There is a brand of
cold-pressed sesame oil that I can find nowhere else and dozens of brands of
naturally fermented soy sauces and tamari.
I then head to the Korean grocer whose store (on Rt. 17 South in Rutherford,
NJ) does such tremendous volume that there are always the freshest fruits and
vegetables at their prime (in contrast to supermarket veggies that are often
stored for a few days or a week or longer).
MARINATED MUSHROOMS
Ingredients
2 12-oz. packages mushrooms
1 lemon
Progresso Red Wine Vinegar
Salt, pepper, basil, oregano to taste
3 cloves finely minced garlic
Method
Empty mushrooms into large bowl with enough water to cover. Soak for about 30
seconds, turning until dirt and fertilizer are removed. Rinse mushrooms.
Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Cook the mushrooms for 5 minutes and drain.
(The liquid can be stored for later use as a starter for a rich veggie
bouillon). Put mushrooms into bowl and
add 1 cup red wine vinegar, 1 tbl. fresh lemon juice, salt, pepper, and herbs
to taste. Let marinated mushrooms sit in refrigerator so that all the flavors
merge.
CRANBERRY NUT RELISH
Ingredients
2 bags raw cranberries
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
¾ cup raw whole cashews
¾ cup raw whole walnuts
Method
Mix sugar and water well and bring to a boil in a 5-quart pot. When mixture
boils, add cranberries and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. When
cranberries begin to burst, remove from heat, stir in nuts (they will soften
from the heat to the most remarkable texture). Pour relish into your fanciest
serving dish and refrigerate.
VICCHYSOISSE
Ingredients
2 quarts homemade soymilk (you can reconstitute
soymilk from unflavored soymilk powder)
4 medium size potatoes
1 medium size leek
6-8 vegetarian bouillon cubes (to taste)
Method
Bring soymilk to boil in 5-quart soup pot. Peel potatoes and cut into 1/8"
thin slices. Cut leek in half lengthwise and wash each piece well (leeks are
grown in sand so they must be carefully cleaned). Finely dice leeks. Add
potatoes and leeks to boiling soymilk and cook until potatoes are soft. Add
bouillon cubes. Remove from heat and puree in a blender until smooth. Adjust
seasoning by adding salt and freshly ground pepper. Can be served hot or
cold.
TWO POTATO DISHES
The white potatoes and sweet potatoes are cooked at the same time – you'll see
why.
Method
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap 8 large baking potatoes and 3 large sweet
potatoes individually in aluminum foil. Bake for 90 minutes. Test the potatoes
for doneness by inserting a fork or knife (they will be soft to the touch).
Unwrap and remove skin from sweet potatoes and place in a large bowl. Mash with
maple syrup to taste (½ cup or more) and mix well. Set aside.
Remove aluminum foil and slice baked white potatoes in half. Scoop out the
white part of potato, taking care not to break the shells. Spoon the sweet
potato mixture into the empty shells.
Sauté 5 cloves of whole peeled garlic and one medium chopped red onion in one
stick of soy-based margarine until the onions and garlic begin to caramelize
(turn brown). Mash garlic and onion mixture into the potatoes. Add salt
and pepper to taste.
Heat both potato dishes before serving.
LEMON EGGPLANT
This dish is unique! It is guaranteed to become one of your favorite recipes.
Any liquid can be used to flavor eggplant. For this dish I chose lemon
sauce. You can substitute equal amounts of marinara sauce of fermented
black bean with garlic sauce, etc. There are a thousands of variations.
Ingredients
two large Eggplants
three cups of flour
four cups of breadcrumbs
oil for frying
6-8 veggie bouillon cubes
3 cups of water
1 cup of white wine
lemon
Method
First cook the lemon sauce. Add 6-8 bouillon cubes (to taste) to 3 cups of
boiling water. Add the wine and 1-2 tbs. of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Cook until reduced by 1/2. Taste and add more lemon or bouillon cube to your
taste.
Now for the eggplant. Instead of using a traditional "egg-wash" use
flour and water. Prepare three bowls. In the first, put in two cups of flour.
In the second, add one cup of flour to a quart of water and stir well. In the
third, add the bread crumbs.
Heat the oil in a large saute pan until ready for frying.
Peel and cut the eggplant into 1/4 inch slices. Dredge in flour. Then,
dip the floured eggplant slices in the "eggless wash." Coat
with breadcrumbs and fry in hot oil until golden brown. Turn once or twice to
see that each side is cooked. Remove each piece from the oil and drain well.
Now for the magic.
Add one cup of that magnificent lemon sauce to your largest saute pan. Heat
until the sauce bubbles. Add the eggplant, and cook until most of the liquid
evaporates. Turn the eggplant over so that the remainder of the sauce is
absorbed into each eggplant piece.
You would imagine that eggplant cooked in liquid would turn soft, but just the
opposite happens. If the pieces are not eaten for dinner, count your
blessings. This is the best leftover in vegan cuisine.
Serve between two slices of bread or make the best vegan sub/hero/hoagie the
following day.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Do I Go Home Today?
Anonymous
My family brought me home cradled in their arms.
They cuddled me and smiled at me and said I was full of charm.
They played with me and laughed with me and showered me with toys.
I sure do love my family, especially the girls and boys.
The children loved to feed me, they gave me special treats
They even let me sleep with them - all snuggled in the sheets.
I used to go for walks, often several times a day.
They even fought to hold the leash, I'm very proud to say.
These are the things I'll not forget - a cherished memory,
because I now live in the shelter - without my family.
They used to laugh and praise me when I played with that old shoe.
But I didn't know the difference between the old ones and the new.
The kids and I would grab a rag, for hours we would tug.
So I thought I did the right thing when I chewed the bedroom rug.
They said that I was out of control, and would have to live outside.
This I did not understand, although I tried and tried.
The walks stopped, one by one; they said they hadn't time.
I wish that I could change things, I wish I knew my crime.
My life became so lonely, in the back yard, on a chain.
They brought me to the shelter but were embarrassed to say why.
They said I caused an allergy, then they each kissed me goodbye.
If I'd only had some classes, when I was just a little pup,
then I would be the dog they want when I was all grown up.
"You only have one day left." I heard the worker say.
Does that mean I have a second chance? ....
DO I GO HOME TODAY?
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