Author Topic: How Far Does Friday Abstinence Go? (Read 4698 times)

CathMomof7 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2016, 03:24:15 PM »

I am presently working on a cook-book that will be ready after Lent. Each recipe is completely meat free, no meat broths or gravies.

I am including a variety of recipes, including Southern, Cajun, Mexican, Chinese, and Italian. I have 23 of my own recipes that I have developed over the years, and I am currently hunting for 30 more.

When I converted to tradition, I had a hard time finding good recipes to feed my family on Fridays.

Tonight we are having Spaghetti Squash noodles with tomato sauce. :)

Matthew · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2016, 03:51:13 PM »

Italian food works really well on Fridays.

"veggie lovers" pizza with 9 different non-meat toppings. (if you're picky and/or don't like vegetables, then boring cheese pizza for you)
4-cheese (or just regular cheese) lasagna
regular spaghetti without meatballs
garlic bread sticks
various soups

Mexican food has similar options:

Nachos -- everything but meat.
cheese enchiladas
refried beans
guacamole (without bacon)
tostada chips, tortillas
salsa, pico de gallo

Pax Vobis · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2016, 03:58:16 PM »

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Can you have turkey bacon as long as the turkey never ate meat?

Sorry, ya'll, I was joking.

Student of Qi · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2016, 07:16:27 PM »

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BTW flesh meat includes turkey, chicken, buffalo, venison, rabbit, etc. It has to be fish to be off the list.

A simple correction if I may.

Not all fish is permissible on Friday. Some fish are warm blooded and must be avoided. One example is (I think) the Yellow Fin Tuna.

All cold blooded animals are allowed: frogs, snakes, fish etc.

TKGS · « **Reply #14 on:** January 23, 2016, 09:12:08 PM »

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BTW flesh meat includes turkey, chicken, buffalo, venison, rabbit, etc. It has to be fish to be off the list.

A simple correction if I may.

Not all fish is permissible on Friday. Some fish are warm blooded and must be avoided. One example is (I think) the Yellow Fin Tuna.

All cold blooded animals are allowed: frogs, snakes, fish etc.

What is your source for this?

I have never seen any actual Church declaration or theological opinion that use the warm-blooded / cold-blooded animal issue. In fact, I once read a theological commentary that specifically identified whale meat (i.e., a warm-blooded mammal) as a fish and therefore not subject to the Friday abstinence. The commentary, by the way, knew that whales are warm-blooded and classified as mammals by biologists. The entire question revolved around whether whales were "fish" which has been defined at times as simply an animal that swims in the sea.

I have read many laymen use the warm-blooded / cold-blooded criterion, but no one has ever been able to give me a good reason for this criterion other than it just seems right.