A new and interesting item this year was a demonstration by the beautician Viola Legge, who was afterwards kept busy giving personal advice on the use of B.W.C. preparations. Introduced at the Fete was the new Beauty Without Cruelty Toilet Soap. Not only completely vegan, but in every way to be recommended. This delightfully perfumed, attractive-looking luxury soap is now on sale in the Boutique. Once again our Society was invited, and vegan foods, footwear and literature were displayed. By far the greater part of the work fell on the shoulders of Mrs. Coles, with the welcome help of Mr. Bonnie and a few other members who arrived later and -were able to assist for a while. John Coles gave excellent service in the car park throughout the day. The Fete was a great success, and the many visitors obviously enjoyed themselves very much. E.B.
PLANTMILK Many members will now have tried the new Plantmilk which is available at many Health Food Stores around London and Birmingham. The following background information on Plantmilk which has been sent to us by the makers (Messrs. Plantmilk Ltd.) will be of interest to users, and to those who hope to become users when it becomes obtainable in their districts. Tests. Several years of research at a cost of approximately ÂŁ20,000 went into Plantmilk. About 130 batches of samples for laboratory testing were made, many of them with machinery capable of production at commercial level before trading was begun. This examination included bacteriological, chemical, keeping quality and heat stability tests and vitamin analyses. Colour. It is often wondered how a liquid made from raw materials which include green leaves can be white without using a bleaching agent. This is because the Plantmilk process isolates and purifies the protein, and this pure protein is white. In addition to the protein extracted from leaves of plants such as cabbages, cauliflowers and also pea pods, other high-quality plant protein, e.g., soya bean protein isolate, is also incorporated. Vegetable oils, e.g., palm and soya oils, are also included. Some of the ingredients are incorporated at higher concentrations than they are in cows' milk in order to make good certain deficiencies in the latter product. Among the added vitamins is vitamin B12, in which some diets are deficient. Protein. At single strength, Plantmilk contains approximately 3.25% protein ; that means that one pint of single strength would contain about 18 grams protein, which is about a quarter of the daily recommended allowance for a man. Amino acid analysis of the protein shows twenty-one separate amino acids to be 32