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has given our fighting men that favorite American dish ice 

 cream. 



When we consider the vital part milk can play in curing 

 the evils of malnutrition, and consider the availability of fresh 

 milk thus made possible in any corner of the globe, we rate 

 the "mechanical cow" along with the dehydrated and proc- 

 essed foods of tomorrow as true bringers of a miracle world. 1 



1 Anheuser-Busch Inc., of St. Louis, announced on August 6, 1943, the 

 production of synthetic beefsteak from a high protein type of yeast. In mak- 

 ing the synthetic steak, yeast is mixed with water and molasses. This mixture 

 is treated with ammonia, which converts the yeast to protein. During the 

 process air is stirred into the substance and 12 hours later the "steaks" are 

 ready. This product is being delivered to the Army and the Lend-Lease 

 Administration, and after the war it will help put cheap, vitamin-filled food 

 on postwar tables. It has the same amount of nutrition as steak and can be 

 compared to beefsteak so far as value is concerned. 



