I Love St. Patrick's Day, but...

[auld argonian]

Does Chicago dye the river green for the Holiday?
Folks fom the old sod must think we Americans take things a bit too far!
I will be kilted for the holiday, My Irish National tartan.

Yes...yes we do...

http://www.chicagostpatsparade.com/river-dye.html

Best

AA

[Sorcha Griannon]

Absolutely right, only the wealthy could ever afford Corned Beef (I'm told most Irish of old celebraqted with Turkey or some other fowl) but Soda Bread on the other hand,,, I could just about live on fresh baked Soda Bread and stew.

Jamie

You'd be in heaven at my house, lol...I make up both on a fairly regular basis.

Sorcha

[Sorcha Griannon]

Oh thank goodness!
I never could stand corned beef. Bacon though is another matter!
I'll be having Irish soda bread. It's cooling as we speak.

I'm with you on it. I might have a very tiny bite of it, but that is all I can handle. I do, however, make what I am told is a damn good corned beef, lol...I start getting the "you are making the stuff for st pat's day, right?" questions at work starting somewhere around the middle of January. This is mostly from my Irish driver, my Egyptian boss, and now, and English driver.
I'd rather have the stew I make with guiness in it. It's yummy.

Sorcha

[mrpharr]

My wife gets a daily e-mail from a local restaurant and food based website. Yesterday's included the following:


[No Green Beer?!
This year while the hoi polloi swill their green-dyed beers, you can be a cut above by responsibly enjoying a decidedly different beverage to toast St. Patrick this weekend. Along with the Germans and Italians, St. Louis has a long and rich Irish heritage. If your favorite pub serves Anheuser-Busch's Bare Knuckle Stout on draft, then celebrate that heritage with an Irish American, a new twist on the classic black-and-tan.

Half Budweiser and half Bare Knuckle Stout, the combination not only tantalizes your taste buds with the rich, toasty flavor the dark stout and the crisp, palate-cleansing taste of the light pilsner, it creates an arresting visual as well: the stout naturally layers on top of the Bud and looks stunning in a traditional pub-style glass.


Sounds pretty bad to me.

That remindes me of my trip to Germany during World Cup. 17 days of drinking fantastic beer...except in the stadiums where they served Budwieser...that's right...Budwieser. I thought I was going to puke.
steve

[Andrew Green]

"That remindes me of my trip to Germany during World Cup. 17 days of drinking fantastic beer...except in the stadiums where they served Budwieser...that's right...Budwieser. I thought I was going to puke."

I think I would have cried... no one should be putting that stuff in their bodies... especially when so many better alternatives are easily at hand (ever try Doppel Hirsch? It is sooo good).

[GMan]

St. Patrick's Day=Amateur Drinking Day

So true.

[Big Mikey]

Here's my Patty's Day menu.

5:00 - Cocktails
Guinness, Harp, Kilkenny, Innis and Gunn, Strongbow cider
The above can be used to make Black and Tan, Guinness and Black, Snake Bite and of course each can be enjoyed on its own

6:30 - Dinner
Corned beef, Dubliner sausages, tatties, neeps, cabbage, whole wheat soda bread, hovis bread, creamery butter

Dessert
Spotted Dick with homemade caramel and clotted cream

Toasts
Bailey's Original, Jamesons, Black Bush, assorted single malts and premium Canadian whiskies

Pics wil be posted.

[Zardoz]

First off, kindly refuse that green beer your local pub may be serving and order a Guinness! Why drink a beer that you can change the color of? It's just not right, man!

Secondly, the hangover cure. Drink lots of water before, during (if possible), and after drinking! Also, popping a multivitamin a few hours after drinking, plus water, will help quite a bit. So does remembering to eat something! I like a nice Shepard's Pie.

Thirdly, a toast to Ireland, St.Patrick, Michael Collins, Arthur Guinness, High King Brian Boru, or me is always appropriate on St. Paddy's Day.

Fourthly, once you're properly pissed, practice driving home by sitting on a barstool and holding your hands out like you're driving a wheel. Then, practice what you'll say to the officers when you get pulled over! (Note: Do not call them "occifer", as this is a sign of inebriation!)

Fifthly, decide on a number of drinks you're going to have in an evening, and stick to it! This is for your own safety, and fun as well! I got this list off of the internet:
Men: maximum of 3 drinks in any day, on a maximum of 4 days per week, or a maximum total of 10 drinks per week
Women: maximum of 2 drinks in any day, on maximum of 4 days per week, or a maximum total of 8 drinks per week.

Now, print out those numbers, take the paper, crumble it up, and throw it in the trash bin. What do these scientists "know" about drinking anyways? They were too busy studying at school while we were out drinking and raising our alcohol tolerance levels to barbaric heights. Brilliant!

My personal goal this year is 16 pints (two gallons!) of stout. Possibly more, depending on how early I start drinking! Of course, drink responsibly and know your limits.
It's always good to befriend a Teetotaler who you know will be sober, and can drive your drunkard *** home from the pub. It's perfectly acceptable not to talk to them afterwards. I doubt they'll want to talk to you after the debauchery they see you commit anyways.
That's it for now. Stay safe, stay inebriated, and drink Guinness for strength!

See you at Brian O'Neill's after the parade.
Slainte,
Zardoz

[ckelly327]

My biggest pet peeve was that before I started wearing kilts I would rarely wear green on St. Patrick's Day and I would get the insufferable people asking Why aren't you wearing green? My name is Kelly, my mother is a Sullivan, my grandmothers were Corden (probably Gordon) and Moran - I don't have anything to prove by wearing green just to please the once a year people. Now with the kilt it's never brought up so I don't have to answer that question.

And for you who are making corned beef at home - use at least two cans of Guinness to replace some of the water when you simmer your loin. I know it's sacriligious to suggest not drinking it but it adds a subtle flavor during the cooking process. It also adds a little flavor to the potatoes and cabbage when they are finally added. Also if you can't handle Guinness on it's own and want a black & tan, please use either Smithwick's or Harp and don't even think about that Bud recipe.

Enjoy your St. Patrick's Day (and it's not St Paddy's Day - he is a Saint and earned that much respect). We are waiting for the snow to start later this morning so I don't know what's going to happen to the plans. We might get 15" of snow which would postpone the parade and probably stop our family party that is planned for tomorrow with about 20 guests. Oh well, hopefully the weathermen will keep up with their record of being right 10% of the time and we'll have an OK day.

[mrpharr]

My biggest pet peeve was that before I started wearing kilts I would rarely wear green on St. Patrick's Day and I would get the insufferable people asking Why aren't you wearing green? My name is Kelly, my mother is a Sullivan, my grandmothers were Corden (probably Gordon) and Moran - I don't have anything to prove by wearing green just to please the once a year people. Now with the kilt it's never brought up so I don't have to answer that question.

And for you who are making corned beef at home - use at least two cans of Guinness to replace some of the water when you simmer your loin. I know it's sacriligious to suggest not drinking it but it adds a subtle flavor during the cooking process. It also adds a little flavor to the potatoes and cabbage when they are finally added. Also if you can't handle Guinness on it's own and want a black & tan, please use either Smithwick's or Harp and don't even think about that Bud recipe.

Enjoy your St. Patrick's Day (and it's not St Paddy's Day - he is a Saint and earned that much respect). We are waiting for the snow to start later this morning so I don't know what's going to happen to the plans. We might get 15" of snow which would postpone the parade and probably stop our family party that is planned for tomorrow with about 20 guests. Oh well, hopefully the weathermen will keep up with their record of being right 10% of the time and we'll have an OK day.

Stolen from Wikipedia for lazy people like me...
Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially Paddy's Day or St. Patty's Day, is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (373-493), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17.