On 9-May-2007, "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:

> > On 8 May 2007 08:52:08 GMT, ceed > wrote:
>
> >>
> >>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?
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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..

I don't care about them Ed. I just want to know about "corn dogs' and "corn
dodgers". And if you happen to know how "jokes" got corny, curious minds
would be interested.

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