Parve (was Re: SC - OOP - Sweet Potato Kugel)

[harper at idt.net]

And it came to pass on 5 Nov 00, , that Seton1355 at aol.com wrote:

> Oops!!
> Sorry, "parve" means _neutral_ in Yiddish.  ie: no meat, no dairy.  A person 
> who keeps kosher would need to know this.  So they would substitute soy milk 
> or rice milk or non-dairy coffee creamer, or (and here's the medieval 
> content) almond milk for the cow's milk.
> Sorry again....
> Phillipa

It's an interesting thing that according to the laws of kashruth, fish 
is considered parve, just as fish is considered non-meat according 
to Catholic laws regarding fasting.  Which is why herring in cream 
sauce is kosher, and salmon pie is acceptable in Lent.


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net