Corned beef myth

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Corned beef myth
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Fri, 03-13-2009 - 10:08am

Saw a blip on TV about this, had to look it up. I was raised in a mixed Irish/Jewish neighborhood where the only corned beef was at the local deli and served on rye bread.

"Some Irish people feel that corned beef and cabbage is about as Irish as spaghetti and meatballs.

Since cows were used for milk rather than meat in poor times in Ireland, beef was a delicacy that was fed to kings. It was more common to celebrate a holiday meal with what they call a ham (Gammon) or bacon joint. ( a cured but unsmoked piece of pork) with their cabbage and potatoes. When many Irish Immigrants came over in the mid 1800’s they couldn’t find a bacon joint like they had in Ireland, so they found that Jewish corned beef was very similar in texture, and they used that for their holiday celebrations."

Jacquie

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Fri, 03-13-2009 - 9:23pm
That was very interesting. Always wondered a bit about the
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Fri, 03-13-2009 - 9:38pm

Thanks for the reminder, I like to have corned beef, etc. for St. Patrick's Day.

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Sat, 03-14-2009 - 11:02am

The corned beef myth is very interesting, I always thought it was an Irish dish also.

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Sat, 03-14-2009 - 1:02pm

I don't make soda bread, but bought some this morning. Won't eat much plain, but it makes GREAT French toast. I make a big batch of it, then freeze it for reheating. A piece of that with cream cheese and low sugar jam is my idea of heaven.

Jacquie

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Sat, 03-14-2009 - 1:06pm

The poor guy, feeling this bad for so long. Hope the doc figure out what's wrong and gets him on the men. Outdoor season's coming and he'll be raring to go. I'll bet he's one of those lean guys who doesn't need to cut back on his eating.

I bought the leaner "round" cut of corned beef this AM and will make DH happy with the traditional meal. I suggest I just pick up some deli corned beef and you would have thought I canceled the holiday, the way he reacted. I figured why not? He puts his meat on rye bread and has the cabbage on the side. But now, it's tradition and that's what he wants. Okay by me, I cook small red potatoes in the pot, but don't serve them the first night, as we have the bread. When the meat is down to bits, I make hash with the potatoes, skins & all.

Jacquie

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Mon, 03-16-2009 - 2:21pm
I had corned beef on Sunday.

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Mon, 03-16-2009 - 6:09pm

Interesting!!


I have heard that corned beef wasn't what was eaten in Ireland


but it certainly has become a

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