SOY BEANS AS HUMAN FOOD. 6 



HUMAN FOOD PREPARED FROM SOY BEANS. 



The various food articles prepared from soy beans which are known to 

 the author are named below (names in parentheses indicate the Japanese 

 name) : — 



Soy Bean Milk (Toniu). 



The author suggests a Japanese term, toniu, meaning milk from beans, 

 to designate the liquid preparation from soy beans, the so-called "milk" 

 from soy beans, to avoid confusion of terms. The toniu may be prepared 

 by any one of the following processes, varying somewhat in quality and, 

 accordingly, adaptation to use. 



The Ordinary Method employed in Japan. 



1. Soak the beans in water for twelve hours at room temperature, 

 changing the water frequently. 



2. Grind the beans to a fine smooth paste by means of a grinder, prefer- 

 ably a millstone, adding water to the ground mass from time to time, 

 to the amount of three times the bulk of beans. 



3. Boil the mass to foaming for one hour. 



4. Strain through fine cheesecloth. The strained fluid should be white 

 and opaque. 



Note. — The toniu thus prepared resembles cow's milk. This is indi- 

 cated in Table II. Upon standing, fat globules separate out on the 



