1<br >WHAT PROTEIN SHORTAGE?<br >"And let them gather all the food of<br >these good years that are coming， and<br >lay up grain under the authority of<br >Pharaoh for food in the cities， and let<br >them keep it. That food shall be a<br >r~erve for the land against the seven<br >years of famine which are to befall the<br >land of Egypt."<br >---GENESIS<br >THE SMALL TABLE IN THE MODEST SUBURBAN NEW JERSEY<br >restaurant where my husband and I were having dinner was<br >already covered with food， even though the entree hadn t yet<br >arrived. A plate of cheese and a loaf of bread in the middle，<br >a dish of olives， radishes， and celery to one side and， in front<br >of us， individual salads. "But why do we need a book on<br >unconventional sources of protein?" my husband asked， cut-<br >ting off a generous slice of cheese and putting it on a slice<br >of bread. I launched into the subject of the world food short-<br >age as I finished my salad. "Oh， here come our dinners." The<br >waitress managed to find room for the entree only by remov-<br > ing the salad plates and an unwanted ashtray.<br > "Veal?"<br > "Here."<br > She put the veal in front of my husband， fillet of sole in<br ><br >