On Wed, 9 May 2007 21:45:21 -0400, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
wrote:

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>> On 8 May 2007 08:52:08 GMT, ceed > wrote:
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>>>Interesting seeing you say: "Corning a brisket is easy". How do I do that?
>>>I have also been wondering why it's called "corned" beef. Do you know?
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>Corned beef is from cows that have been raised in corn fields. They graze
>on the corn and get fattened and ready for slaughter. In the fall, just
>before the harvest, the cattle are rounded up. Unlike the cattle graving in
>grasslands of the prairies, the corned beef are difficult to see because of
>the height of the stalks. A specially trained dog, usually referred to as a
>corn dog, assists in the roundup. They scurry around moving the cattle
>towards the barns.
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>It is also of note that some of the females are milkers. They are different
>than the cows you seen at a regular dairy farm in that their udders are not
>exposed to the sun where they get bleached and give only white milk. The
>corn stalks protects them from the harmful UV rays so they can give
>chocolate milk.
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>Cattle, just like people, have different characteristics depending on their
>diet. The old saying "you are what you eat" applies in the animal kingdom
>also. Tomorrow, we'll learn about hamburgers and hush puppies..
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Thanks for sharing that, Ed . . . . . . ;o)

Harry