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Friday, March 17, 2023

Weather ~ About St. Patrick's Day ~ Classic Corned Beef ~ St. Patrick's Day ~ National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day

  



Good 27º frozen morning. 
 
 
Yesterday we started frozen at 27º also and it continued for a while. Then we started warming up..... we topped at 68º!
 
We had sunshine and clear sky....

Since we started at 27º we had ice on the barn roof....


 
 
Three years ago today I met with pals for lunch at Taprock. Here we are...

 L-R ... Jeannie, Dee (unfortunately she passed away and is so missed), me, Karen, Herm, Dale, and Bill.
 
 
 
The surname of LANEY (my family name) was an Irish surname meaning 'the son of Dubslaine' (the son of Slaney) which was derived from the Gaelic de Slaine. It is one of the few Irish place-names, meaning, one who came from Slane in County Meath. Local names usually denoted where a man held his land, and indicated where he actually lived.
 
 
 
Interesting about St. Patrick's Day
 

Saint Patrick's Day, although a legal holiday only in Savannah, Georgia, and Suffolk County, Massachusetts, is nonetheless widely recognized and celebrated throughout the United States. It is primarily celebrated as a recognition of Irish and Irish American culture; celebrations include prominent displays of the color green, eating and drinking, religious observances, and numerous parades. The holiday has been celebrated in what is now the U.S since 1601.

 

According to the National Retail Federation, consumers in the United States spent $4.4 billion on St. Patrick’s Day in 2016. This amount is down from the $4.8 billion spent in 2014.

 

The first recorded St Patrick’s Day celebration in America was in St. Augustine, Florida, in the year 1600 according to Dr. Michael Franicis's 2017 research. Franicis discovered the first St. Patrick Day Parade was also in St. Augustine in 1601. Both were organized by the Spanish Colony's Irish vicar Ricardo Artur (Richard Arthur).

 

Many people choose to wear green colored clothing and items. Traditionally, those who are caught not wearing green are pinched "affectionately".

 

Many parades are held to celebrate the holiday. The longest-running public parades are:



 


 
 
From Mr. Food
 

Nothing says St. Patrick's Day like this Classic Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe. You don't have to be Irish to enjoy a taste of fork-tender corned beef with a hearty helping of potatoes, carrots, and cabbage. Now that's what we call dinnertime goodness!
 
  • 1 (3- to 3-1/2-pound) corned beef brisket with pickling spices
  • 8 cups water
  • 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
  • 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
  • 1 green cabbage, cut into 2-inch wedges

 

  1. In a large Dutch oven over high heat, bring corned beef with pickling spices and water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 2-1/2 hours, or until almost fork-tender.
  2. Add potatoes, carrots, and cabbage to corned beef and continue cooking, covered, 25 to 30 minutes, or until vegetables and corned beef are fork-tender.
  3. Place corned beef on a cutting board and slice across the grain. Serve with vegetables.

Common Questions About Corned Beef

So your corned beef is in the pot, you've checked it with a fork, but you're scratching your head wondering if it's "fork tender" and asking yourself "How do you know when corned beef is done cooking?" Well, the answer is simple! If you have a meat thermometer handy, insert it into the meat (being sure not to touch the sides or bottom of your cooking pot!), and check the internal temperature. Corned beef should be cooked to a minimum of 145 degrees Farenheit for the ideal tender, juicy result. 

Another very common question is "Do you rinse corned beef before cooking?" And the answer is yes, absolutely (unless you want a very salty result). Don't worry that this will rinse away all the flavor, though! All you're doing is removing the excess salt which has been infusing the meat with loads of flavor, up until cooking time--it's supposed to be removed before going on the heat! That little seasoning packet will continue adding plenty of delicious flavors to your recipe as it cooks, and you won't miss that excess salt.

 
 
Historically this date........
1963 – Mount Agung erupted on Bali killing 11,000.

 
1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.

 
1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los AngelesCalifornia murder spree.

 
2008 – Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute. Lieutenant Governor David Paterson becomes New York State governor
 


And births this date include...
1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965)
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1930 – James Irwin, American astronaut (d. 1991)
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1936 – Ken Mattingly, American astronaut
 
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1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
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1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor
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1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor
 
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1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor
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All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Saint Patrick's Day. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo

St. Patrick’s Day kicks off a worldwide celebration that is also known as the Feast of St. Patrick. On March 17th, many will wear green in honor of the Irish and decorate with shamrocks. In fact, the wearing of the green is a tradition that dates back to a story written about St. Patrick in 1726.  St. Patrick ( c.  AD 385–461) was known to use the shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity and to have worn green clothing. They’ll revel in the Irish heritage and eat traditional Irish fare, too.
In the United States, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated since before the country was formed. While the holiday has been a bit more of a rowdy one, with green beer, parades, and talk of leprechauns, in Ireland, it the day is more of a solemn event. It wasn’t until broadcasts of the events in the United States were aired in Ireland some of the Yankee ways spread across the pond. One tradition that is an Irish-American tradition not common to Ireland is corned beef and cabbage.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Remember to wear green. Read up about St. Patrick’s Day and cook up an Irish feast!

SAINT PATRICK’S DAY HISTORY

The Feast of St. Patrick started in the early 17 century. The day marks the death of St. Patrick and was chosen as an official Christian feast day and is observed by the Catholic Church. The day is also a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.
 
Today is also.............
 

On March 17th National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day coincides with St. Patrick’s Day in the United States.
To corn something is simply to preserve it in a salty brine (the term corn refers to the coarse grains of salt used for curing).
Corned beef is a salt-cured beef product. In the traditional Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage recipes, salt pork or bacon joint was used instead of corned beef.  Sometime in the mid-1800s when the Irish immigrated to America, they found that Jewish corned beef was very similar in texture to bacon joint (pork). As a result, corned beef was used as a replacement for the bacon when preparing corned beef and cabbage meals. Soon after, Irish-Americans began having Corned Beef and Cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day.
Corned beef and cabbage remains a popular food in many areas of the United States.
In Ireland today, the serving of corned beef is geared toward tourist consumption.  Most Irish in Ireland do not identify it as native cuisine.
  • In the United States, corned beef is often purchased ready to eat in delicatessens.
  • Smoking corned beef and adding spice mixes produces a smoked meat such as pastrami.
  • Corned beef can be found sold in minced forms and cans.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with one of the traditional dishes in the United States. Many restaurants across the U.S. will be serving it but you can make it yourself, too. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/16310/corned-beef-and-cabbage-i/

NATIONAL CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DAY HISTORY

While the original creator of this food holiday is lost to history, corned beef and cabbage has long been associated with the St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
 
 
 

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