Long pig (was Re: SC - re: digest 1298)

[James Gilly / Alasdair mac Iain]

At 20:16 16-3-99 EST, was written:
>
>Rabbits are specifically noted in the Torah as not being kosher.
>
>---
>Woah!  Brain hiccup, first time 'round I read that as "Rabbis are
specifically
>noted in the Torah as not being kosher."
>
>Now there is an interesting question: is "long pig" kosher?

Doubt it.  Aren't "chews the cud" and "cloven hooves" major factors in
defining clean animals?


Alasdair mac Iain



Laird Alasdair mac Iain of Elderslie
Dun an Leomhain Bhig
Canton of Dragon's Aerie  [southeastern CT]
Barony Beyond the Mountain  [northern & southeastern CT]
East Kingdom
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Argent, a chevron cotised azure surmounted by a sword and
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