protose

Definitions

A meat substitute made chiefly of wheat gluten and peanuts, popular in the early twentieth century.

historical, uncountable

Examples

“Cut⟳ a can of protose lengthwise in two; put⟳ in a pan, fill⟳ one-fourth full with hot water, and bake one hour.”

“From the viewpoint of our low protein diet, gluten flour and protose are positively dangerous.”

“I see⟳ Prichard occasionally for lunch in a vegetarian restaurant…. The dishes have⟳ strange names, like⟳ those of some unknown religion; initiates think⟳ nothing at all of ordering ‘a protose of peppers’ [?] or ‘a nuttalene’ [?]. These names, smacking of organic chemistry, correspond to substances which pretend⟳ to be meat without being so […]”

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