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| Believe it or not on Fridays in Lent these are good to eat. |
No, that's not a naughty sex innuendo. The 17th century Catholic Church actually declared beavers to be a fish according to dietary restrictions, meaning they are ok to eat on both Fridays and throughout Lent. Beaver meat was a common dish by Native Americans and French settlers to America, so the decision was believed to be important to these people's behaviors. The church decisions are based more on an animal's environment than their physical characteristics.Alligator is okay for Lent too!
Update:
Man killed by beaver in Belarus (it is Lent there right now).
Unlike today and at that point in time, beavers were more prized for their fur and pelts and there was a surplus of their meat.
ReplyDeleteDo not read innuendo into my comment
And they are apparently delicious.
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