Ham, cabbage, and a Highway Patrolman

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I'm not Irish but my wife is, which makes me Irish every year on March 17th ;)
I do 98% of the cooking in my house so every year for as long as I can remember (we've been married going on 31 years) I make her ham and cabbage on St. Patrick's day.

Big old pot with everything in there: ham, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage. I season it with fresh parsley, thyme, peppercorns, and cloves wrapped in a cheese cloth pouch. The cabbage goes in with about 25 to 30 minutes left.

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Ready to eat, along with some Smithwicks Irish Ale to wash it all down. A meal this good needs protection so my Model 28-2 that shipped in May, 1964 got the call.

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I always use corned beef but that looks pretty darned good!
I'll have to try it. How long do you cook it? Longer the better?
Also, do you have a favorite ham that makes it work?

P.S. do you ever add a bottle of ale to the pot?
 
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St. Pat's Day is our anniversary.... our 36th this year. We've always had Reubens after she cooks up a nice corned beef brisket & lets it chill for a couple of hours in the fridge before slicing it thin. With some good sweet/sour kraut, a slice of Swiss cheese and 1000 Island dressing (her choice) on both slices of good rye & the corned beef piled on thick in the middle.. One sandwich is enough for me nowadays....... with a nice order of cole slaw & fried potatoes if she has time........served with a good pale ale or a nice Irish cream ale..........
 
Corned beef hash (shredded corned beef brisket) w/two eggs sunny side up and hollandaise. Yum. :). (my arteries do not share the sentiment)
 
How long do you need to allow to cook the carrots?

That does look good, inc. the gun. I've had a couple of six-inch M-28's and they were extremely accurate. The timing wears faster than a K-fame or L-frame, though, as the hand has a lot of heavy metal to shove around. In heavier calibers, less steel is in the cylinders, bored out for .41-.45 ctgs., so that isn't a factor.
 
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Knowing what cabbage does to me I'll say I hope you don't have a ride along partner, he may not be as big a fan of this fart fuel as you are. BTW, had Brussel Sprouts with Salmon last night for dinner and stunk up the reloading room enough at one point I had to walk away and allow the fumes to dissipate.
 
That would make an Irishman proud. You may want to try a beef and Guinness stew next. It's English not Irish but delicious. No self respecting Irishman would waste Guinness in a stew :)
 
Jessie said:
I always use corned beef but that looks pretty darned good!
I'll have to try it. How long do you cook it? Longer the better?
Also, do you have a favorite ham that makes it work?

P.S. do you ever add a bottle of ale to the pot?
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Texas Star said:
How long do you need to allow to cook the carrots?

That does look good, inc. the gun. I've had a couple of six-inch M-28's and they were extremely accurate. The timing wears faster than a K-fame or L-frame, though, as the hand has a lot of heavy metal to shove around. In heavier calibers, less steel is in the cylinders, bored out for .41-.45 ctgs., so that isn't a factor.
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The ham weighed almost 4lbs and it was just a small cured ham - nothing special.

I boiled the ham, carrots, and an onion for a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes. I added the potatoes to the pot when there was about 40 minutes left, and the cabbage with about 25 to go.
 
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