Are there St. Patrick’s Day festivities in your household?  Special foods, decorations, stories, or card exchanges?
We always made St. Patrick’s Day a special occasion when I was a youngster because the hired man, Dan Sullivan, was Irish.  He wore a tiny green bow on his work cap.  It was a game which one of us children spied the bow first when Dan and my dad came from the barn for breakfast.
(Dan worked for my dad on the farm and was a surrogate grandfather for us children.  He took his meals with us and rented a room from a neighbor.)
Mother cooked corned …read more

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In my family, one of the best things about St. Patrick’s Day is the tradition of eating corned beef and cabbage. If you don’t eat it all in the same day, the best thing about the day after St. Patrick’s Day is a nice corned beef sandwich. So, how do you make corned beef? Well, it is pretty simple, especially since most corned beef packages include a spice packet.
We make corned beef by boiling the corned beef in water with spices for three hours and then baking it in a 375 degree oven for about …read more

What would St. Patrick’s Day be without corned beef. This video walked you through the process of preparing your own festive meal. Serve it with Colcannan, Irish potatoes and cabbage, and a pint of Guinness.