Re: ☘️ St. Patrick's Day Dinner? ☘️ 3/17/2025

On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:14:45 +0000, flood of sins wrote:

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since getting married in 1983 we have never not had corned beef
and cabbage on St Patricks Day. first time was in 1984 and i
didn't like it at the time. i had never had corned beef before.
my parents never had it and the only cabbage they ever ate was
coleslaw and sauerkraut. i think it was the boiled meat that i
didn't like at first. the texture. in '85 i asked for it for St
Pats day. after a dozen reminders i didn't like it the first
time, we've been having it at least twice a year since.
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Corned beef was NEVER on the table when I was child and the
first time I can remember eating it was on the gambling
riverboat in Metropolis, Illinois.  It was delicious and
tender enough to cut it with a fork.  Then it was probably
another 20 years before I had it again and cooked it according
to the directions of my Ninja Foodi pressure cooker.  Following
the recommended cooking time, it had a good flavor, but brother
was it tough!  I've not been inspired to cook it again, but if
I ever get a hankering for it; I will definitely cook it for
at least double the time called for.
Cabbage was frequently on the table, but somehow, I don't
remember kraut being served.
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