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From: Patricia <>
Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] Corned Beef and cabbage
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:41:04 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <003c01c762ba$754e18c0$6701a8c0@FAMILYROOM>


Irene,

Hi Irene,

When I think of "New England", I think of "England", and Mayflower, which doesn't mean it's contrary to thinking Irish. But, "Irish" would come to mind last, that's all. And I believe that for me, as an Irishman, thinking England =s Ireland, would be sacrilegious!

Irene Salazar <> wrote:
My dad always called this a New England Boiled Dinner, too... but I never
took that to mean its being Irish was contradictory to that.

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