On Fri 05 Dec 2008 08:43:13a, James Silverton told us...

> PeterL wrote on Fri, 5 Dec 2008 15:33:43 +0000 (UTC):
>
>> Pics coming. Too tired now to bother.
>
>> Been up since 3am this morning, have to get up at 5am (soon).
>
>> Now 1:32am....... Bugger!!
>
>> My cheese sauce for the meat was a real hit :-)
>
> Corned beef and cabbage was a traditional Irish Catholic Friday dish
> wasn't it? Don't bother telling me that the rules have changed and it
> was invented in New York :-)

Catholics historically did not eat meat on Friday until the church changed
it's position on "no meat on Fridays". Usually people had either fish or
other meatless meals. Mac & cheese was popular, fried cabbage and noodles,
and a lot of other things depending on ethnicity.

AFAIK, corned beef and cabbage did have Irish roots, just not on Fridays.

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Wayne Boatwright
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