Charlie asked me if we could have our annual corned beef brisket a day early or late this year because his car club is having its monthly meeting on Sunday. He tried to tell the president that finding a quiet corner for 15 guys in a bar on St. Patricks day was unlikely but they are going ahead with the plan. I decided this morning to make it today. Along with the corned beef, I made Irish soda scones because I have a rotten record of making Irish soda bread. Also roasted cabbage wedges which looked fine in the oven until I took them out and found they were burnt on the bottom. Everything else came out well. It was Irish roast potatoes,Parsnips, carrots and rutabaga cooked in the strained beef broth after it was cooked. It may seem strange that we had Scotch eggs too but the recipe came out of an Irish Bar Food cookbook and is the best one I have ever made.
