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[Ray Caughlin]

I'd just like to add my two cents worth to the discussion 
about fish and meat on the same menus.
Fishdays and fleshdays were religious requirements. Fish were 
not prohibited at any time and therefore it was possible for 
fish to be eaten on any day. It was a matter of preference as 
to whether or not fish was included on fleshdays. Meat was 
another thing altogether. However, there were two types of 
fishdays. The regular fishday allowed animal products to be 
eaten - dairy, butter, eggs and perhaps in some places and 
times animal fats such as lard, suet, etc. Strict fast days 
such as in Lent, did not allow any meat or poultry or any 
animal product whatsoever. Thus on a regular fishday your 
fish could be fried in butter or lard, but not in Lent.
Rowenna. 
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Name: Ilkka Heikki Salokannel
E-mail: Ilkka Heikki Salokannel<Rennes at xl.ca>
Date: 4/23/97
Time: 5:30:16 PM

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