# St. Patrick's Day dinner

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-patricks-day-dinner/574192>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 10, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-patricks-day-dinner/574192 "2011-03-10T16:43:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-patricks-day-dinner/574192/41 "2011-03-21T22:40:28Z")

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> [@TruCelt](#):
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> ???
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> Boxty IME is basically leftover mashed potatoes, with some grated new potatoes, and then some butter and cream and an egg or two. Perhaps some minced sausage or ham or leeks if there’s a bit left over in the fridge, but that’s not regulation. . .
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> Is there another dish you’re thinking of?

The boxty recipe I have also throws in some wheat flour to make a large pancake or perhaps the Irish version of a tortilla. Jewish potato latkes are close. You can put any filling in it you want, not just leftovers. It’s really going upscale now.

Who’s to say what’s regulation. Good food is good food and this one is Irish in origin even if chef’s tweak it all to heck.

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**Author:** ![Chapulin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chapulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chapulin)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-patricks-day-dinner/574192/42 "2011-03-23T23:24:58Z")

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Wow, I didn’t know people had dinners to celebrate Saint Patricks Day. To me its always been as uneventful as “Tree Day” or " Groundhog Day".

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