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SAINT PATRICK'S DAY
When: March 17th.
Saint Patrick's day is in honor of the Patron Saint of Ireland, who brought christianity to the Emerald Isles, as Ireland is known. It is truly a day of celebrating Irish history, ancestry, traditions and customs.
Roots of Tradition: Saint Patrick's day is held in honor of Saint Patrick, the missionary who brought christianity to the Irish people in the 400's AD.
Erin Go Braugh is perhaps the most common Irish term you will hear. It means "Ireland Forever"
Did You Know? Over 34 million Americans are of Irish descent. That's almost nine times the populaton of Ireland!
Favorite Sayings:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the rain fall softly upon your fields. And the sun shine warm upon your face.
Top of the mornin' to you.....(and the rest of the day to 'me self!)
May there always be work for you to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine on your windowpane.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
This Author's favorite:
May the wind at your back not be from the cabbage and corned beef that you eat today!
Everyone's at least a little bit Irish on St. Patrick's Day. (how true, how true).
IRISH RECIPES:
Soda Bread with Raisins Recipe
Saint Patrick's Day is approaching. That's when most of us eat Irish Soda Bread. Once you try it, you will probably have Irish Soda Bread at other times of the year.
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
5 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup buttermilk
2/3 cup raisins
How to make Irish Soda Bread with Raisins:
Preheat oven to 375°F
Spray an 8-inch-diameter cake pan with cooking oil spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, 4 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Add butter and mix together until coarse.
In a second bowl, add buttermilk.
Gradually stir dry ingredients into milk to blend.
Mix in raisins. Shape dough into ball.
Place dough onto the cake pan and flatten slightly. (Do not bring dough to edges of pan)
Sprinkle dough with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
Bake bread for 40 minutes, until brown. Use a toothpick to test for doneness.
Cool bread in pan for 10 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack.
Serve warm or at room temperature with butter or margarine.
Traditional Irish Stew Recipe
Yield: 4 servings
Irish Stew Ingredients:
2 pounds lamb shoulder, cubed
8 medium potatoes, sliced, unpeeled
3 onions, sliced
2 carrots, peeled, sliced into wheels
2 tablespoons chopped, fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped, thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 Bay Leaf
2 cups water
Salt and pepper, to taste
How to make Traditional Irish Stew:
Trim excess fat from meat. Then, cut meat into cubes.
Put sliced potatoes, onions, carrots and celery into a large stew pot.
Add cubed meat.
Add parsley, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
Add water to pot.
Cover the pot and bring contents to a boil.
Reduce heat to simmer.
Stir occasionally.
Simmer stew until meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
Add a little water to keep the broth level up.
Remove from heat and serve hot.
Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe
True Irish Lads and Lassies consume Corned Beef and Cabbage all year round. For every Irishman, and those who wish they were Irish, it's a "Must Have" tradition for Saint Patrick's Day.
Yield: 4-6 servings
Corned Beef and Cabbage Ingredients:
5 pounds corned beef
1/2 pound salt pork
2 bay leaves
5 carrots
5 potatoes
3 turnips
4 parsnips
4 onions
1 head cabbage, quartered
Ps. Don't forget the Irish Beer.
How to Make Corned Beef and Cabbage:
Place corned beef and salt pork into a large kettle, and cover with water.
Add salt and bay leaves.
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a slow simmer.
Simmer for 3 hours, or until corned beef is tender.
Peel carrots, potatoes, turnips, parsnips and onions.
Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
Add vegetables to the kettle, about 1/2 hour before the corned beef is done.
If the kettle is large enough, add cabbage at the same time as you add the vegetables.
If the kettle is not big enough, you can boil the cabbage separately.
When: March 17th.
Saint Patrick's day is in honor of the Patron Saint of Ireland, who brought christianity to the Emerald Isles, as Ireland is known. It is truly a day of celebrating Irish history, ancestry, traditions and customs.
Roots of Tradition: Saint Patrick's day is held in honor of Saint Patrick, the missionary who brought christianity to the Irish people in the 400's AD.
Erin Go Braugh is perhaps the most common Irish term you will hear. It means "Ireland Forever"
Did You Know? Over 34 million Americans are of Irish descent. That's almost nine times the populaton of Ireland!
Favorite Sayings:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the rain fall softly upon your fields. And the sun shine warm upon your face.
Top of the mornin' to you.....(and the rest of the day to 'me self!)
May there always be work for you to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine on your windowpane.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
This Author's favorite:
May the wind at your back not be from the cabbage and corned beef that you eat today!
Everyone's at least a little bit Irish on St. Patrick's Day. (how true, how true).
IRISH RECIPES:
Soda Bread with Raisins Recipe
Saint Patrick's Day is approaching. That's when most of us eat Irish Soda Bread. Once you try it, you will probably have Irish Soda Bread at other times of the year.
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
5 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup buttermilk
2/3 cup raisins
How to make Irish Soda Bread with Raisins:
Preheat oven to 375°F
Spray an 8-inch-diameter cake pan with cooking oil spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, 4 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Add butter and mix together until coarse.
In a second bowl, add buttermilk.
Gradually stir dry ingredients into milk to blend.
Mix in raisins. Shape dough into ball.
Place dough onto the cake pan and flatten slightly. (Do not bring dough to edges of pan)
Sprinkle dough with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
Bake bread for 40 minutes, until brown. Use a toothpick to test for doneness.
Cool bread in pan for 10 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack.
Serve warm or at room temperature with butter or margarine.
Traditional Irish Stew Recipe
Yield: 4 servings
Irish Stew Ingredients:
2 pounds lamb shoulder, cubed
8 medium potatoes, sliced, unpeeled
3 onions, sliced
2 carrots, peeled, sliced into wheels
2 tablespoons chopped, fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped, thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 Bay Leaf
2 cups water
Salt and pepper, to taste
How to make Traditional Irish Stew:
Trim excess fat from meat. Then, cut meat into cubes.
Put sliced potatoes, onions, carrots and celery into a large stew pot.
Add cubed meat.
Add parsley, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
Add water to pot.
Cover the pot and bring contents to a boil.
Reduce heat to simmer.
Stir occasionally.
Simmer stew until meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
Add a little water to keep the broth level up.
Remove from heat and serve hot.
Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe
True Irish Lads and Lassies consume Corned Beef and Cabbage all year round. For every Irishman, and those who wish they were Irish, it's a "Must Have" tradition for Saint Patrick's Day.
Yield: 4-6 servings
Corned Beef and Cabbage Ingredients:
5 pounds corned beef
1/2 pound salt pork
2 bay leaves
5 carrots
5 potatoes
3 turnips
4 parsnips
4 onions
1 head cabbage, quartered
Ps. Don't forget the Irish Beer.
How to Make Corned Beef and Cabbage:
Place corned beef and salt pork into a large kettle, and cover with water.
Add salt and bay leaves.
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a slow simmer.
Simmer for 3 hours, or until corned beef is tender.
Peel carrots, potatoes, turnips, parsnips and onions.
Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
Add vegetables to the kettle, about 1/2 hour before the corned beef is done.
If the kettle is large enough, add cabbage at the same time as you add the vegetables.
If the kettle is not big enough, you can boil the cabbage separately.
