Edwin Giles Fulton

Born in 1867, Edwin Giles Fulton is usually listed as E. G. Fulton. He is most closely associated with Substitutes for Flesh Foods: Vegetarian Cook Book, a work that reflects the strong vegetarian and health-reform traditions connected with the Seventh-day Adventist movement.

His cookbook was designed to be useful rather than fancy, offering meatless recipes and practical ideas for home cooking at a time when vegetarian eating was still far from mainstream. That straightforward, helpful approach is a big part of why the book still draws interest today.

While not a widely famous literary figure, Fulton remains notable for preserving an early voice in American vegetarian writing. His work offers a small but revealing window into changing ideas about diet, health, and daily life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.