protose

noun

1. (historical, uncountable)A meat substitute made chiefly of wheat gluten and peanuts, popular in the early twentieth century.

   “Cut a can of protose lengthwise in two; put in a pan, fill one-fourth full with hot water, and bake one hour.”

   “From the viewpoint of our low protein diet, gluten flour and protose are positively dangerous.”

   “I see Prichard occasionally for lunch in a vegetarian restaurant…. The dishes have strange names, like those of some unknown religion; initiates think nothing at all of ordering ‘a protose of peppers’ [?] or ‘a nuttalene’ [?]. These names, smacking of organic chemistry, correspond to substances which pretend to be meat without being so […]”