On Wed 31 Aug 2005 09:12:01a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed 31 Aug 2005 08:47:12a, Peter Aitken wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>> I am a bit puzzled - you ask for "dinners for vegetarians" and then
>>> talk about tuna casserole. Vegetarians do not eat fish.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> They are semi-vegetarians.
>>
>> 1. Semi-Vegetarians
>> Semi-vegetarians eat no red or white meat (beef, pork, venison, etc).
>> The only animals that semi-vegetarians eat are fowl and fish. (Purists
>> would say that semi-vegetarians are not vegetarians at all, but I have
>> included them in order to show the complete hierarchy.)
>>
>> 2. Ovo-Lacto Vegetarians
>> The most common type, ovo-lacto vegetarians do not eat any animals, but
>> do eat eggs and dairy products.
>> Subcategories:
>> * Ovo vegetarians (eat eggs but not dairy)
>> * Lacto vegetarians (eat dairy but not eggs)
>>
>> 3. Vegans
>> Vegans eat no animal products - no eggs, no dairy, no honey, etc.
>>
>>
>> 4. Raw/Living Foodists
>> Raw or Living Foodists eat only raw food, because enzymes are destroyed
>> by normal cooking processes.
>>
>> 5. Fruitarians
>> Fruitarians eat only fruit, fruit-like vegetables (e.g., tomatoes,
>> cucumbers), and sometimes seeds and nuts.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
>
> Hey, Wayne, we're both on the same wave length, looking up definitions
> -- I've not heard of the semi-vegetarians term. I guess I can't even
> say I'm a semi-vegetarian. Does this mean that I'm not a kook after
> all? I guess not, there are other things that probably qualify me.
> Dee Dee

hehehe! I can't think of anything that qualifies you as a kook. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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