Daily Holidays - March 17

[Sherman A1]

Corned Beef And Cabbage Day A mericans still think we live on corned beef and cabbage over here," says Irish cookbook author and teacher Darina Allen.
In fact, the dish that's synonymous with St. Patrick's Day and all things Irish in the U.S. is so rarely eaten in Ireland—for the holiday or otherwise—that some people wonder if it's actually Irish. In Irish Country Cooking, Malachi McCormick says he likes corned beef, but then adds: "But our national dish? No, it's a New World dish!" Furthermore, thanks to the many awful versions served in bars in the U.S.—and washed down with plastic cups of green beer—this one-pot meal is often reviled by Irish Americans and Irish-for-a-Day Americans or, at the very least, relegated to a sloshy once-a-year tradition. http://www.epicurious.com/archive/holidays/stpatricks/corned_beef_and_cabbage_recipe

Campfire Girls Day http://campfire.org

St. Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick&quot , is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland),[4] the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland,[3] and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.[5] Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.[6] Christians also attend church services[5][7] and the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol are lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption.[5][6][8][9]

Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland,[10] Northern Ireland,[11] the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day

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[bigwillq]

1. I love corned beef and cabbage!

[Dont call me Shirley]

2. Happy St Patricks Day.

Making the corned beef and cabbage, new potatoes, soda bread. Yummy!

[femmocrat]

3. Happy St. Patrick's Day to the Lounge!

I will have corned beef and cabbage in the crock pot before long! \

Some vintage Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem for your enjoyment: