But we always have corned beef and cabbage. It is our yearly tradition. No alcohol though.

Maybe you could dye some 7-up green in keeping with the tradition.

Wait a sec...I just gave myself another "get rich quick" scheme! Woohoo!

Maybe you could dye some 7-up green in keeping with the tradition.

My mother used to go all out. She does for any holiday. She would make green pancakes in the shape of shamrocks and serve them up with green milk.

For some reason I couldn't handle the green milk. It just turned my stomach. So after that she would get green Hi-C. Much more palatable. Then thre was always green jello with pear halves in the bottom (leprechaun feet) to go with the corned beef and cabbage.

I celebrate it if I can get through the day without getting pinched!

I never heard of this before.

I discovered it passed once again without me knowing.

Where are you in the world Titan? Because St. Pat's day it tomorrow here in the US (Friday 3/17).

I'm considering making some sugar cookies with maybe some green icing.

That sounds nice TW. Sounds like quite a step back from how you celebrated in TX!

lessee, a holiday that involves drinking beer and eating corned beef and cabbage...I'm THERE!

Might as well call it "Official Gas day" with that menu

Ahh, the smell O' brisket simmerin', with hunks o' cabbage and Irish potatoes in de broth, a small wedge o' carnbred to sop up the goodness, washed down wit a cool pint

My parents both have grandparents who came here from Ireland. My dad has always called that meal "boiled dinner" and wasn't too fond of it since it was a staple. He has shunned it for so long that it would probably be a treat by now.

For some reason I couldn't handle the green milk.

That's because some things just aren't supposed to be green! Green milk, yarg

I never heard of this before.

You've never been pinched for not wearing green on St. Pat's day?! That was a sport when I was a kid, trying to "get" someone who wasn't wearing green. Some kids would psych you out and wear green socks and pull their pant leg up at the last minute to thwart the pinching.

I'm mostly Irish and German in ancestry, and my family always has a big party on St. Patrick's Day. We don't have a lot of Irish traditions, and this one is more American Irish than Irish, but it's a lot of fun. We have corned beef, potatoes, cabbage, and carrots. There are usually green deserts like green jello and pistachio cake. We play Irish music and color our beverages green.

Oh, and in recent years we've been getting Irish soda bread from the bakery. It's very tasty!

That's because some things just aren't supposed to be green! Green milk, yarg

I have to agree with that one. I still can't do milk that isn't white or brown.

Though you should think brown would be bad as well. . .

I'm Irish... I drink... Therefore... Yes!

True...might also be a good reason to convert to Catholicism...lol!

Surely you found us as well! Faith and begora (or is this Mardi Gras? I cant keep track!)

here in Canada St.patrick's day is known as the official get mashed up day.... people at my University plan it out quite well... goes somthing like... start Drinking at 11am and stop by 2am... and pass out by 2:00:01am

Where are you in the world Titan? Because St. Pat's day it tomorrow here in the US (Friday 3/17).

I am in my own personal LALA land space called California, which I might add, hasn't kept me from getting pinched this morning by the wifey, and she pinches hard. After the pain subsided, I asked why honey, why husband abuse? With a big smile and bright blue eyes; it's because I didn't have green on. OH CRAP, dense me posted on JU a few days back thinking St.P was earlier in the week. Goes to show ya this man has multi-tasking limits, which includes knowing when holidays fall. I sure am thankful that I don't have to plan my life around holidays off, cause otherwise I'd be missing life.

I never even tried green beer! Not even green bagels?

So, do you celebrate? If so, how? With my blog name and real name of Kennedy it should be obvious that I do; however, at my age, the best I can do is what you do and wear green.

Not even green bagels?

I have had green bagels, cupcakes, jello, etc.

So, do you celebrate?

Not other than wearing green (or else my kids pinch me) and I make green snacks for the kids. I heard on the radio that a bunch of moms dropped their kids off and were at an Irish pub by 9:30AM. Even if I weren't pregnant, that doesn't sound appealing to me. Maybe I'm just an old fuddy-duddy.

I love Irish accents and my grandma still uses Irish phrases and harbors a severe fear and hatred of snakes. She claims to have only been drunk once in her life but she did a good job of it. She drank some home brew and was drunk for days. Her father as well as my uncles fit the drunken irishman bill though. They are all short, fiesty guys who are known to get into "fist-to-cuffs" when drinking.

It's been a pretty mellow St. Pat's day here. My 9yr old pinched me first thing in the morning because he slept in a green t-shirt whereas my nightgown had no green. I did laundry and grocery shopping while the kids had fun at school. Now they're home and I need to figure out what everyone's doing for dinner. In other words, pretty much like any other day.

At least it's Friday!!

Friday or not, you still can have corned beef! [by special dispensation.]

Ugh. I celebrated it. I can still taste the spectacularly dyed Guinness at the back of my throat. Being an Irishman is hard work - I can't imagine how someone drinks that garbage to excess every single day. All I wanted to do this year was sit quietly and hope I didn't throw up on my date. And that was a shame really, cos there was an MoS special on at a club that I wanted to go to.

Jill,

I left Dublin for the weekend in order to use the long weekend and avoid the traffic. I spent Paddy's day eating in Germany.


"Sir" Peter,

which public school did you attend?