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St. Patrick's Day 2001 Chit Chat 7		News Staff ~ Roberta & Sands Players

"Top O' The Mornin' To You" STILL IN OUR HEARTS Many thanks to the Still in Our Hearts room for welcoming us into their room when our Sands of Time room closed. We were very lucky to find a room where all of our family would be able to come and play. The players of the room are friendly and lots of fun. We have kept the family together and are making new friends along the way. Let's all have fun in Pogoland!!!!!! "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" Budwinky ~ March3 Jeanne5347 ~ March 10th Drroadie ~ March 11th CONGRATULATIONS!! Bsybee and Montrose, our best wishes to you on your recent engagement. New Arrivals Kauii4Ever ~ Grandaughter Feb. 15th Emily Megan ~ 7lb. 3oz ~ ~ ~ SmootherNSilkLady ~ Step Great Grandson Hunter Matthew Collins ~ 7lb. 1oz. Irish Soda Bread Ingredients: 4 c. flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 stick butter 1 egg 1 1/2 c. raisins buttermilk Sift together dry ingredients Mix butter into dry ingredients with pastry blender Add raisins Beat egg in 1 pint container (2 cups) Fill with buttermilk to make 2 cups Add egg and buttermilk to flour Mix well with wooden spoon Spread dough in well-greased & floured 9" round glass pie pan Bake at 350o for 45 min. Take out of pan to cool. Serve with warm butter. Corned Beef & Cabbage Ingredients (8 servings) 5 lb Corned-Beef Brisket 2 Whole cloves 2 Bay Leaves 8 Medium Potatoes, pared 1 Medium cabbage,cut in wedges Chopped parsley 1 Clove Garlic 10 Whole black Peppers 8 Medium Carrots, Pared 8 Medium yellow onions, peeled 2 tb Butter Instructions: Wipe corned beef with damp paper towels. Place in large kettle, cover with water. Add garlic, cloves, black peppercorns, and bay leaves. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Skim surface. Cover kettle; simmer 3 to 4 hours, or until corned beef is fork-tender. Add carrots, potatoes, and onions during last 25 minutes. Add cabbage wedges during last 15 minutes. Cook vegetables just till tender. Slice across the grain. Arrange slices on platter with cabbage. Brush potatoes with butter, sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve along with rest of vegetables and "Mustard Sauce". CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE Roberta's 1 lean corned beef boiled and cooled 1 large head cabbage 1 small onion 1 cube butter or margarine Slice corned beef as thinly as possible. Chop onion. Melt butter in large dutch oven and saute onions till translucent. Add corned beef. Cut up cabbage and add to pot. Don't worry if it all wont fit at first it will as soon as the first cooks down a bit. Stir it all together so that corned beef is mixed thru out cabbage. Cover and cook for about 10 mins......salt and pepper to taste. I always keep some of the corned beef aside for sandwiches. Apple Fritters 5 oz. flour 5 fl water 1/4 t. salt 2 eggs (separated) 1 T melted butter 2 large cooking apples 4 oz sugar lemon juice oil for deep frying Make batter at least 1 hour before required, using following method. Sift together flour and salt. Make a well in the center. Add the cooled melted butter and some of the water and egg yolks. Work in the flour and beat until smooth. Add the remaining water. Leave to stand. Just before using, beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into batter mix. Peel, core & slice apples (slices 1/4-1/2inch thick). Dip into batter and deep fry in very hot oil until golden brown. Drain and sever dredged with sugar and sprinkle with lemon juice. * ALL RECIPES IN COOKING WITH ALLADIN!!!! IRISH BLESSING May the road rise to meet you May the wind always be at your back May the sunshine warm upon your face The rain fall soft upon your fields And until we meet again May God hold you in the hollow of his hand		Pogoland News by Roberta Limericks A camel we nicknamed McCLancey Loved throwing parties so fancy U had to go formal Just to be normal And drinky and singy and dancy. This month the color is green, With a kind of shamrocky sheen I don't mean just clover You find that all over Ah u Irish will know what I mean! ANNOUNCEMENTS The Saint Patty's Day parade will be held Mar. 17 on the main street of the village. Be sure to come wearin’ the green. Corned Beef and Cabbage Buffet supper will take place in banquet room in rear of ENEMA CINEMA. Come one, come all and bring a dish to share with our friends. Green beer, all u can drink will be served. MOVIES AT ENEMA CINEMA HOW GREEN WAS MY ALLEY: POIGNANT STORY OF ALLEY CATS IN DUBLIN O'HANNIBAL: HORROR: NEW WAY TO MAKE IRISH STEW!! IRISH POTATO EYES: TALE OF A POOR FARMER DURING THE POTATO FAMINE THE LEPRECHAUN'S STORY Once upon a time a little leprechaun came to the village looking for his pot of gold. He looked high and he looked low, but had absolutely no luck at all. He had been sure he would find it here in the village for the town lay at the end of the rainbow he had seen in the morning. Poor Finnegan, that was his name, sat down on the curb and began to cry. Oh he sounded piteous, he did. "Ah me poor lost gold. "Just then a little boy came by and after looking at Finnegan for a few moments said, "Please littleman, don't cry. I will try and find yur gold.” "Ah ur a sweet boyo, but I think some thief has taken it. The boy said, "I know what. Let's go ask the witch. She knows everything that goes on here." "Well I guess it couldn't hurt." Said Finnegan. So the boy and the leprechaun set off down the street to the cottage of witch Hazel. They knocked loudly on the door and soon, it was opened by a pretty little blond curly haired lady leprechaun. (You could tell by her pointy ears) "What do u want my friends?"said Hazel. "Poor Mr.Finnegan has lost his gold and we want to know if u can help him find it?" said the boy. Sweet little Hazel smiled and said, "I don't think I can help find ur gold Mr.Finnegan, but I think u have found something much more valuable. Au have found a friend and a friend is worth more than all the gold in the world."Finnegan smiled and said "I think u might feel better already." "Good" said Hazel "And now u have found another.I am making Irish stew tonite and would enjoy ur company if u care to join me". And you can be sure he went that nite and many more. Now he and Witch Hazel are an old married couple,and the proud parents of twin babies. I IRISH STEW (This recipe came straight from Ireland) 4 strips bacon, cut in 1 inch sq 2 lbs stew meat cut in 1 inch cubes 1 lge onion chopped 12 red potatoes stalks celery, sliced 4 or 5 lge carrots, sliced 1 can tomato paste 2 cans beef broth salt and pepper as needed Brown bacon in large roasting pan (this recipe cooks in oven) add stew meat and brown in bacon drippings. Remove meat from pan and set aside. Add celery, onion and carrots to pan and saute until onions go translucent. Sprinkle 3 tbs flour over carrots, celery and onion and stir in. Return meat to pan and add broth and tomato paste. (u can use tomato *sauce if u want). Put in 350 oven and bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and add cut up red potatoes. Taste to see if u need salt and pepper. Add if needed and return covered roasting pan to oven for 45 additional minutes. It won't hurt anything if it stays in oven a bit longer. Serve with Irish soda bread or baking powder biscuits.** " Erin Go Braugh!"

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