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We had our traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner tonight. One night early, since we had a guest who totally digs corned beef. But now we can eat leftovers on St. Patty's. (Not that there is much meat left.) Posts: 7050 | Registered: Feb 2004
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In my family, the corned beef is bought while it's on sale, but put in the freezer for later consumption; my dad started that the year he learned to make colcannon. We've never gone back.
We do wear green. My grandmother was from England, but her parents were from Ireland and she lived in the Irish part of Liverpool, so...
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I just got done baking 42 green cupcakes!! Oh the things we do for our children's happiness! (Now I get to ice all these goofy things *the joys alone )
I think that will wait till morning... Posts: 115 | Registered: Nov 2004
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Corned beef and cabbage is one of my most-favorite meals, and I usually only get it this one time a year. Our company cafeteria usually offers it each St. Patrick's day.
So I come into work today, check the intranet for menu-of-the-day and they are having..... tuna noodle casserole! What kind of blasphemy is this!! I'm so disappointed...
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Am I the only person of Irish descent who finds corned beef and cabbage disgusting? Maybe I just had it too many times growing up. Stringy meat, soggy veggies, bleh.
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I am wearing all green. Green pants, green shirt, green socks, green shoes. Not like it's all that hard for me, but still. GREEN!!!
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By the way, ketchupqueen, your dinner sounds fabulous and if I lived anywhere near you I'd be at your door...I love colcannon! And soda bread..
I grew up in Vermont and every St. Patricks day we'd watch the St. Patrick Day parade in NYC on WPIX. Then we'd watch "The Quiet Man" that evening (after the stringy corned beef and soggy cabbage!)
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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ctm, my corned beef is never stringy, and while the veggies do get soft, thet never get overcooked or bitter, and are very flavorful. So there. Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004
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I suppose I could have a glass of whisky tonight. I have a bottle that was given to me for the express and sole purpose of solitary consumption...
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Poem my younger brother and I collaborated on some 27-28 years ago:
The Irish color is green And it is really keen Saint Patrick drove the snakes away That's why we celebrate this day March 17th is Saint Patrick's Day So we all celebrate his way Green is keen The color of a bean Green is seen in lots of spots Once I saw a shamrock on top of a clock
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Some good reads on Pat (who was a slave of the Irish before he left, became a priest, and answered the call he heard to return to Ireland and minister to the pagans . . .)
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You know, being a Maritimer you'd think I'd be all about this holiday. But, for the life of me, I can't remember anyone really caring about it back home. Maybe I was just too young to appreciate the festivities.
Now January 25th, that's a holiday worth celebrating
Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be thankit.
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