Living Irish by incognitoWolfe
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This is the day that in popular parlance, we’re all Irish. On the other hand, my family is actually part Irish. We never made much of it, because, well, many of the people on the East Coast are part Irish. In my hometown, it wasn’t much to think about. A good number of people were of Italian and Polish descent too.

But even in school, on March 17th we all wore something green. Shamrocks were prevalent, and even the Italian grandmas made corned beef and cabbage. Yeah, I know. It’s not really a traditional Irish dish. But it was in my house.

A corned beef brisket was purchased. One was needed big enough to feed 6 kids and my parents. After we grew up and brought our wives and husbands and our own kids to dinner, it had to get even bigger. Then there was the adding of potatoes, carrots and finally the cabbage. A boiled dinner to be sure. Then at the table after every plate held some of the repast, vinegar was passed to sprinkle over the cabbage.

Dad insisted on green beer. He didn’t just add food coloring though. He put crème de menthe in the beer. Well, it didn’t take long for us to be singing the Irish blues.

Family is the most precious thing we have. Each of those little family customs; Christmas Cards taped on the front door, Crème de Menthe put in our St. Patrick’s Day beer, ribs always on the menu of the 4th of July Barbeque, is special. No matter what your family’s tradition is, celebrate it with joy.

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