"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> For many reasons we missed having a corned beef dinner on St. Patrick's
> Day, although I had two briskets in the freezer.
>
> Tonight it's corned beef with red potatoes, carrots, cabbage, rutabaga,
> parsnips, and onions. I pretty much followed the Bon Appetit recipe with
> Guinness, but my own varitions on spice blends.
>
> The corned beef is done, and the nut that I am, I cook each vegetable
> individually so that they're all at exactly the texture I prefer. It
> smells heavenly, and I can't wait to dig in as soon as the last of it is
> done.

The smell would probably be driving me crazy. I fear I would not have taken
the time to or energy to prepare each item seperately. Sounds really good.

>
> David will eat the vegetables but not the corned beef. His pholosphy...if
> the meat is pink it must still be raw, in spite of the fact that it
> simmered for ~3 hours! How crazy is that? He'll be having hot dogs. :-)
> They're pink inside. Makes no sense to me. :-)

Ummmm, okay. Opting to eat a hot dog instead of homemade corned beef seems a
sacrilege. I hope you enjoyed the full measure of your effort even if David
didn't. I am sure the vegetables we quite satisfying even when paired with a
hot dog.

Cindi


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