SC - Period Breakfasts...

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 17 Feb 98, that jeffrey s heilveil wrote:

> Please pardon an uneducated Jew (an to think I used to teach
> comparative religion, but plese enlighten me on which are flesh and
> which are fish days.  I do know that the sabbath was a fish time for
> Catholics, but that's about it.

As it happens, I'm a Jew also, but I'll do my best to answer.  Fish 
days were during Lent -- the 40-day period leading up to Easter -- 
and on various other holy days.  According to Anne Wilson in _Food 
and Drink in Britain_, all Fridays and Saturdays were kept as fish 
days until late in the Middle Ages, and Wednesdays as well until the 
early 15th century.  I believe that the schedule may have varied in 
other countries.  At times, the ban on meat extended to dairy 
products as well, hence one of the reasons of the popularity of 
almond milk.

> Hiding behind freshly baked Challah,
> Bogdan

Lady Brighid ni Chiarain of Tethba
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
mka Robin Carroll-Mann *** harper @ idt.net
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