Corned Beef in the crockpot!

[Mermaid02]

And Irish tunes on my tv! Happy St Patricks Day everyone!

 

[LuvOrlando]

Happy St. Patrick's DayErin Go Bragh

I'm not Irish but I have plenty of cousins and friends who are & always show my support! My pot is on the stove bubbling already

 

[Mermaid02]

Happy St. Patrick's DayErin Go Bragh

I'm not Irish but I have plenty of cousins and friends who are & always show my support! My pot is on the stove bubbling already

Both of my grandparents on my Mom's side were adopted so we know very little of our lineage, but my dh is Irish! Plus today- isn't EVERYBODY honorary Irish??

 

[Brit17]

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ...

Even though I'm not Irish, I think I'll stop by McDonald's today and treat myself to a Shamrock Shake ... yummy ...

 

[jakenjess]

Yup, my corned beef is in the crockpot too! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

[Mermaid02]

My Irish brother in law just informed me that the traditional Irish dish is ham and cabbage- Americans changed it to corned beef. I'm now totally annoyed as I prefer ham but wanted to be "genuine".

 

[NotUrsula]

Eh, technically it's gammon and cabbage; gammon is wet-cured ham (done in a brine), and it tastes more bacon-y than American hams. Corned beef is also brine-cured, which I suspect is why it was adopted here, to get that strong saltiness that a smoked or sugar-cured ham generally lacks.

Many modern Irish dishes include combinations of bacon and cabbage (but the bacon is back bacon, what an American would call Canadian Bacon.)

 

[LuvOrlando]

The dish was turned to brisket because in NY the Irish couldn't afford what they got at home and adopted the Jewish communities brisket instead. Since the Irish have been in the US a long time, and I like the NY Irish, I think it's an excellent way to celebrate here in the US.

 

[canadianjovigirl]

Boiled dinner for us to and we're not Irish...........