Jainism and Animal Issues 1997

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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pan, and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Variations of this cake in different flavors (vanilla, lemon) can also be developed. For a layer cake, make two recipes, and bake in square or round pans. When both layers are baked and cooled, spread icing between the two layers and on top, and sides.
Topping: Heat one package frozen strawberries in a saucepan. Pour over top of cake when ready to serve.
Yellow Cake
3/4 C water
3 T
1 1⁄2 C
11⁄2 C
1/2 T
Ener-G Egg Replacer
oil
applesauce
vanilla or almond extract
3 3/4 C all purpose flour
3 C
1/2 t
sugar salt
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1/2 T baking powder optional: slivered almonds
Preheat oven to 300°. Mix up Egg Replacer and water, according to the instructions on the box. Add to other wet ingredients, mix. In a different bowl, mix dry ingredients. Mix wet and dry. Oil a ring-shaped springform pan, and sprinkle pan with flour. (You can also use two 9"x9" pans, two 9" round pans, or a 9"x13" pan.) Pour batter into pan and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes; then rotate pan and bake another 20 minutes. If you like, decorate with lightly-toasted, slivered almonds or dust with powdered sugar.
Like many Jains, they raised as a vegetarian and taught me to have compassion for all forms of life. As I grew older, I took ownership of those values and started applying them to situations where I was not "taught" how to react. I began to question many practices which were considered normal in our society. It became. very clear to me that this society's increasing use of resources demands practices in which there is little room for compassion.
I decided I needed to live consistently with the philosophy I believed: live in a way where I inflict the least amount of suffering to the world around me, including people, animals, the earth, and any living being. My first exposure to the cruelties of dairy processing began in a college animal rights group. I saw films of how cows are exploited so that I could have a glass of milk in the morning. While living in their cramped and filthy conditions, the cows are constantly impregnated to ensure continual production of milk. Basically, the cow is a milk machine. The newborn calf is immediately separated from the mother so that the milk intended
Gingerbread - the absolute best!
1 C
maple syrup soy milk
1 C
1 1/4 C whole wheat pastry flour 1 1/4 C unbleached pastry flour baking soda nutmeg
1 t 1/4 t
1/2 t
salt
1/3 C canola oil
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix in maple syrup and soy milk. Add canola oil and stir well. Bake in an oiled 9" x 9" pan at 350° for 30 minutes.
Chocolate "Cheesecake" (Tofu)
firm tofu
soft tofu
sugar
semi-sweet chocolate chips
vanilla extract
almond extract
graham cracker crusts
(26)
1 1⁄2 lb 1 lb 21⁄2 C
1 C
2 t
Cruel Realities Lead One Jain to Change Her Life-Style
Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out of his or her conscience, thus helping to bring the collective conscience to life. -Norman Cousins for the calf can be fed to humans. The male calves face the bleak future of life in a small crate, on a liquid diet, soon to be slaughtered and served as the "delicacy" known as veal. The fate of the female calf is no less bleak as she is forced to suffer the same exploitation as her mother. After four to five years, when these cows can no longer produce profitable amount of milk, they are then slaughtered for their flesh. Otherwise, they would have lived for 1520 more years.
1 t
2
Preheat oven to 325°. Blend tofu and sugar in food processor until smooth. Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave, then blend in with tofu. Add extracts and stir well.
Pour batter into crusts. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until cheesecake has risen slightly on the sides and the top looks dry. Cool before cutting. Best if refrigerated for two hours prior to serving. Makes two pies.
I also learned of the miseries endured by countless chickens to allow me to put an egg in my cake. At a typical hen warehouse, five to six chickens are crammed into a 16 in. by 18 in. cage. Because of their cramped condition, the birds often peck at each other causing death or spreading disease. To avoid this loss of
profit, they often mechanically cut the birds' beaks off using a hot iron. The picture of a small frightened chicken with blood spots in the place of her beak is still vivid in my mind after seeing a video of the process six years ago.
This society's increasing use of resources demands practices in which there is little room for compassion.