In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Some religions (Orthodox Christianity, for example) have proscriptions on
> oil (including butter) during fasting periods. To counter, Orthodox

> Bob

Huh. That's a new one on me, Bob. On the strict fast days (Holy
Saturday, Christmas Eve, maybe a couple more) Mom wouldn't use butter
because it was a dairy fast as well as a meat fast, but she would use
vegetable oil.

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