The Other Guy wrote:
>
> On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:18:11 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
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> >In article >,
> > Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> >
> >> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> >
> >> >Why is it common to brine pork and poultry, but not beef?
> >>
> >> It's more common to brine beef.
> >> Corned beef.
> >> Sauerbratten.
> >> It's more common than all the rest together to brine fish.
> >
> >Corned beef, eh? Didn't know that.
>
> And, of course, pastrami.

And also....."corned" is another word for "brined in salt water."

G.