British National Temperance League (2017) Speaking Pictures : Flesh Forming Food. [Image]
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Abstract
HALF POUND OF BREAD 286 grains
HALF PINT OF MILK 176 grains
HALF PINT OF BEER 20 grains
HALF PINT OF WINE 18 grains
HALF PINT OF WHISKY NONE
A PENNY LOAF CONTAINS MORE FOOD THAN A GALLON OF ALE.
A common argument for alcoholic drink was that it was nourishing – this myth was used again during post-WW1 campaigns by brewers and distillers. Livesey had challenged it nearly 100 years earlier.
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