On 11/16/2013 12:02 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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.
>
> Is it first salted and then dried?
>
> Has nothing to do with
>> the vegetable corn.
>
> Thanks, Gary. That is how I understood it too but I wasn't sure. I've
> never seen that here, the only corned beef we get is canned and is very
> salty.
>
You can make your own, if you've a mind to. Here's a step-by-step
with pictures of the process for a 5 lb. brisket:

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes...d_corned_beef/

Jill