Ophelia wrote:
>
> I just read that corned beef comes from cattle raised on maize. I always
> though it referred to the corns of salt which was used to help preserve it.
> Can anyone elucidate please?

Corned beef, fish....corned anything refers to soaking it in a
super-saturated salt brine before putting away. Has nothing to do with
the vegetable corn.

G.