Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1918 — Japan’s Substitute for Milk Derived From the Soy Bean [ARTICLE]

Japan’s Substitute for Milk Derived From the Soy Bean

In Japan there is. said to be a very satisfactory substitute for milk, just as the nut margarines are a substitute for .butter. Cows are very scarce in Japan, and the people are using an artificial milk derived from the soy bean. The bean is first soaked and then boiled until the liquid turns white, when sugar and phosphate of potash are added. The boiling is resumed until the liquid has the appearance of ordinary condensed milk. When water is added soy milk is hardly to be distinguished from fresh cow’s milk.