# Cabbage for my co-workers--what have I done?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768 "2009-03-17T16:59:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/1 "2009-03-17T16:59:48Z")
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, I made a huge pot of corned beef, cabbage and potatoes (and Irish Soda Bread) for my entire floor of co-workers. (10 of us on this floor.) Everyone really enjoyed it and we (collectively) killed off 2 medium size heads of cabbage. Ten people, one floor, 2 heads of cabbage. And I just realized that our windows don’t open. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/2 "2009-03-17T17:41:39Z")
Ready the hazmat suits. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/3 "2009-03-17T17:42:33Z")
At least they aren’t drinking stale beer with it… are they? ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/4 "2009-03-17T17:54:10Z")
My wife **tygre** used to work at a hospital office where a few people were trying a new fad diet every week. One week’s diet was “nothing but boiled cabbage for lunch,” every day for the whole week. By Friday those not on the diet were preparing to call Homeland Security to report a chemical-weapons attack. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/5 "2009-03-17T17:56:01Z")
What - no deviled eggs? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/6 "2009-03-17T18:28:40Z")
Oh man, I just ate near the exact same thing w/o making the connection. St. Pat’s… of course! However, I had the corned beef and potatoes _but_ with cauliflower instead of cabbage. Whew, I’m safe. Phall, here’s hoping no one busts a move at your place. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/7 "2009-03-17T18:30:06Z")
AT least you left out the baked beans… ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/8 "2009-03-17T18:39:57Z")
Three years ago my Family marched in the NY St. Paddy’s Day parade. (A highly unusual honor.) My cousin came over from Ireland to join us. We went to a typical irish Pub for lunch, and as we sat perusing the menu he said: “What’s this ‘Corned Beef’, then?” We all exploded in laughter, greatly confusing and embarassing my cousin. Turns out that before refrigeration was available, “Corning” beef was the Danish way of pickling it to keep it edible across long sea journeys. So, when the Irish immigrant in America bought any Irish beef, it was always “Corned.” In Ireland, they’ve never heard of the stuff! They do have something vaguely similar, which they refer to as “Spiced Beef.” I still chuckle every tim eI think of that. . . ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/9 "2009-03-17T20:03:58Z")
Next time, throw a teaspoon of caraway seeds into the pot before you start to cook the cabbage. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/10 "2009-03-17T20:51:50Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Oh man, I just ate near the exact same thing w/o making the connection. St. Pat’s… of course! However, I had the corned beef and potatoes _but_ with cauliflower instead of cabbage. Whew, I’m safe. Phall, here’s hoping no one busts a move at your place. [Cauliflower, Cabbage, Broccoli - same species, same results](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_oleracea)! ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabbage-for-my-co-workers-what-have-i-done/489768/11 "2009-03-17T21:00:49Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > Next time, throw a teaspoon of caraway seeds into the pot before you start to cook the cabbage. To add a lovely savory aroma to the farts?