On 9/29/2018 5:31 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Corned beef and cabbage.Â* New potatoes.Â* No carrots.
>
> It will be a wonderful dinner and yes, the corned beef was previously
> frozen.Â* Vaccuum sealed.Â* Also (lest anyone object) sold as "lower
> sodium".Â* Seems like that's all I can find these days so there is no
> reason to soak out any excess salt.
>
> This afternoon I put the corned beef in the crock pot and added a little
> water.Â* I added a couple of bay leaves.Â* I don't add extra pickling
> spice other than from the packet because really, it's already "pickled".
> Â*It's mostly white peppercorns and such.
>
> I'll be adding the quartered cabbage in the last hour of cooking.Â* It
> sits on top of the meat and cooks both in the liquid and also via steam.
> Â*Tender and delicious!
>
> The new potatoes will be cooked separately.Â* My preference.
>
> It will be a tasty dinner with nice leftovers for future freezer meals.
> YUM!
>
> Jill
Sounds good to me, but that should not surprise you. I put the potatoes
in during the last hour, cabbage about a half hour.