ATDTDA (12): NY Vegetarian Restaurant

[bekah]

Cool beans, Laura!   I've only been to New York one time - in 1985 or 
so.  I saw much, much less than I wanted to but I ate well,  a Jewish 
kosher deli and all - I have no idea what part of the city.   :-)

Bekah


At 11:18 PM -0400 7/7/07, kelber at mindspring.com wrote:
>Let's not forget the NY - kosher - vegetarian connection.  In the 
>1920s, my grandfather got a summer job as the manager of a kosher 
>vegetarian summer camp.  A poplular dish was vegetarian cutlets 
>(matzoh meal mixed with various nasty pureed vegetables, then baked 
>or fried).  Plenty of kosher vegetarian restaurants around in my 
>decidedly conservative Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood.
>
>Laura
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>
>>Sent: Jul 7, 2007 1:09 PM
>>To: Paul Nightingale <isreading at btinternet.com>, pynchon-l at waste.org
>>Subject: Re: ATDTDA (12):  NY  Vegetarian Restaurant
>>
>>Vegetarian Restaurant in New York:  (note the singing)
>>
>>  From the Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester), April 1895, p.93:
>>
>>      A Vegetarian Restaurant in New York. - New York has at last a
>>vegetarian restaurant. It is under the management of Mrs. L. Volkman,
>>and was opened with some ceremony on February 5th. On the evening of
>>that day there was a vegetarian banquet, at which the Rev. Henry S.
>>Clubb. President of the American Society, Mr. J. W. Scott, President
>>of the New York Society, and some forty or fifty other vegetarians
>>were present. After the banquet, Mr. Scott having congratulated the
>>guests upon the realization of the long-cherished wish for a
>>vegetarian restaurant in New York, introduced Mr. Clubb, who was very
>>cordially received. He read short paper in defence of vegetarianism
>>as taught by Sylvester Graham. Mr. George Brunswick then sang the
>>following song, which he had composed for the occasion, the guests
>>joining heartily in the chorus [ vegetarian song quoted ]
>>
>>      The event received due notice in the papers the next day, the
>>Press giving a report of the proceedings, and the Commercial
>>Advertiser, not only a report, but a copy of the menu, and some
>>humorous sketches entitled, " Our artist at the vegetarian table
>>d'hôte."
>>
>>  From the Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester), Septemberl 1895, p.270/1:
>>
>>      "The Vegetarian" (New York). - We have to chronicle the advent of
>>another magazine devoted to the propagation of vegetarianism. The new
>>venture bears the name of The Vegetarian, a rather unfortunate
>>choice, as there is already in existence a magazine of that name, and
>>is published at New York by the Vegetarian Publishing Co. The
>>Vegetarian is published in the cause of vegetarianism all the world
>>over. Its objects are to "call the attention of thinking people to
>>the crime of killing and the disgucting habit of feeding on dead
>>animals, and to prove that animals were not created to be killed,
>>much less to be eaten by civilized man." The first number, dated July
>>15th, is a very creditable production, being interesting and prettily
>>got up.
>>
>>
>>http://www.ivu.org/history/societies/new-york.html
>>************
>>
>>
>>   THE AMERICAN VEGETARIAN SOCIETY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR
>>
>>  From The Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester), July 1890, p.194:
>>
>>      THE AMERICAN VEGETARIAN SOCIETY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. - The
>>World's Fair, which is to be held at Chicago in 1892 (sic, it was
>>1893), is not to be without representatives of Vegetarianism. A
>>correspondent of Food, House, and Garden says:- "I hope that as many
>>of our vice-presidents as can will try and meet one another at a
>>certain specified time. We should doubtless have great pleasure in
>>meeting and obtaining a better knowledge of each other. It would be
>>well if we could secure some home for the reception of our members
>>and securing for them proper food and other necessities. Many
>>stranger might be attracted thereto, and know more of our ways and
>>the manner in which we live." "This idea," adds the editor, "is worth
>  >considering. Of course it is and we have been considering and working
>>toward it for some time. We hope the V.S.A. will be so strong by that
>>time that it can have a good Vegetarian restaurant in the principal
>>building of the Fair, and a large hotel secured for its adherents."
>>We trust that there will be some representatives of European
>>Vegetarianism present also at the World's Fair to make acquaintance
>>with its American representatives.
>>
>>
>>  From The Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester), May 1900, p.141/2:
>>
>>      "Vegetarian Magazine." - Food, Home and Garden, which the Rev. H.
>>S. Clubb has conducted for ten years, has been incorporated with the
>>Chicago Vegetarian Magazine, which was established three or four
>>years since as the Vegetarian. The Vegetarian Magazine describes
>>itself as "an illustrated magazine of better living, an authority on
>>foods, their selection and preparation," and it "discountenances the
>>use of flesh, fish and fowl for food, upholds the right of life for
>>the whole sentient world, advocates justice, humanitarianism, purity,
>>hygeine, temperance, stands for a stronger body, a healthier
>>mentality, a higher morality." This is a worthy programme. The
>>Vegetarian Magazine shows that Chicago is not given over entirely to
>>slaughter-houses.
>>
>><http://www.ivu.org/history/societies/vegsoc-america.html>
>>
>>************
>>
>>Lots more at:  <http://www.ivu.org/history/societies/usa.html>