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title: "Andreas-Salome (1861-1937): Vegetarianism in Correspondence - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "Andreas-Salome (1861-1937): Vegetarianism in Correspondence: Excerpts from Rilke and Andreas-Salome: A Love Story in Letters , Norton, 2006: Since Christmas we have been putting up eggs for hatching; before then the chickens were still milting; in the spring we will add a goat, and from then on the garden will provide all our"
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date: "2026-11-06T00:04:56+00:00"
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#  Andreas-Salome (1861-1937): Vegetarianism in Correspondence

![Andreas-Salome (1861-1937): Vegetarianism in Correspondence](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/history-europe20a-salome.png)Excerpts from *Rilke and Andreas-Salome: A Love Story in Letters*, Norton, 2006:

> Since Christmas we have been putting up eggs for hatching; before then the chickens were still milting; in the spring we will add a goat, and from then on the garden will provide all our diet. Are still a vegetarian? We both are, strictly now. I’ve also adopted my husband’s passion for Roman baths, and take them once or twice a week. \[January 18, 1904\]
>
>  We are looking for a vegetarian cook. \[June 9, 1915\]

- [**Salome on wikipedia** ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Andreas-Salome)

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