Thursday, March 17, 2011

Cb and C



Are you having your Corned Beef and cabbage today?

It’s funny but a little research reveals that the dish of Corned Beef and cabbage is not really an Irish dish but is an Irish-American adaptation.  Pork is the meat of choice in Ireland so when immigrants came to America they found bacon and ham to be a little out of their price range.  Being the highly versatile folks they are, they substituted the much cheaper and readily available Corned Beef.

So…Reuben dear, you would be a ham sandwich or a BLT in Ireland.  Thank goodness for the thriftiness of the Irish-Americans…in all of us.

Good times...
Good friends...
Good health to you...
And the luck of the Irish
In all that you do!

12 comments:

Heather said...

Good morning, having my green bagels...hee! No corned beef, though...my mom used to make that, so i have had my fill! will do some irish soda bread later in the day with my coffee!! xo have a great day

maddyrose said...

Top of the morning to you. How wonderful! I learned something new today and it's still early. I think I'm going to make corned beef and cabbage or maybe an Irish stew for dinner tonight. Happy St. Patty's Day.

Gail H. Ragsdale said...

Going out to lunch and will have my Corned Beef with Swiss on Rye!

Marlene said...

Had my CB & C last week, had a reuben sandwich yesterday so I have done my celebrating. Have a wonderful day!

Anonymous said...

Crystal, I love your post for St. Patty's Day! It's perfect. I'm also loving your photo and that delicious looking pot of gold :)

Happy St. Patty's day to All!!!

Wanda said...

Your decorations are so cute. Love that Irish Dog.

So I guess Pork Roast is OK as long as it served with cabbage, carrots and potatoes???

Anonymous said...

Cute little dog in his green outfit : ) Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Magic Love Crow said...

Happy St. Patrick's Day Crystal ;o) Love your little dog!!! Take Care!

Sarah said...

Irish or not, we love our corned beef & cabbage! :)

Sarah
TheWeatheredWord.blogspot.com

Craftymoose Crafts said...

Happy St. Pat's Day to you, too! I made corned beef & cabbage with potatoes, carrots & onions--more of a New England Boiled dinner! I also made an Irish Soda Bread scone. Yum!

Leovi said...

Excellent composition to celebrate St Patrick's Day. I'll stick with the pot of coins.

Lee Pierce said...

Happy St Paddy's Day!
...a wee bit late :(

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