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MEWolf
True Blue Farmgirl
358 Posts
Margaret
Byers
Colorado
USA
358 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 30 2011 : 7:45:12 PM
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Just made this yummy dish this evening. "Colcannon was traditionally used for predicting marriage on Halloween. Charms were hidden in the Colcannon and any unmarried girl who found on would place socks with spoonfuls of Colcannon and the charms on their front door handle. The first man to enter the house was their intended." (www.about.com) It is wonderfully filling and can be made with lots if stuff added. Anyone else make this?
There is even a song about it:
"Did you ever eat Colcannon, made from lovely pickled cream?
With the greens and scallions mingled like a picture in a dream.
Did you ever make a hole on top to hold the melting flake
Of the creamy, flavoured butter that your mother used to make?"
"Yes you did, so you did, so did he and so did I.
And the more I think about it sure the nearer I'm to cry.
Oh, wasn't it the happy days when troubles we had not,
And our mothers made Colcannon in the little skillet pot."
Mary Black
Recipe:
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
1lb 6oz potatoes, peeled and quartered
4 oz curly kale, chopped (or Spring cabbage if kale not available))
1/2 cup scallions/spring onions/leeks, roughly chopped
1/4 cup scallions/spring onions/leeks, finely chopped
1 stick butter
salt and pepper
Preparation:
Simmer the potatoes in lightly salted water until cooked - when pierced with a sharp knife the potato is soft in the middle.
Blanch the curly kale in boiling water for one minute. Drain and reserve.
Chop half of the spring onions roughly and the other half finely. Add the roughly chopped scallions/ spring onions to the drained kale and pulse in a blender for 10 seconds.
Drain the potatoes and add the butter. When the butter has melted, mash the potatoes until smooth and creamy. Add the kale mixture and mix.
Finally, add the finely chopped scallions/spring onions and season to taste.
Recipe adapted from: Gilli Davies Celtic Cuisine published by Graffeg.
Margaret
“Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1808-1882)
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
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Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2011 : 03:59:14 AM
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mmm hungry. Singing Whiskey in the Jar.
Make cupcakes not war!
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2011 : 05:09:09 AM
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Do you make this for your man, Jonnie?
Make cupcakes not war!
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michgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary
Glendale
WI
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2011 : 06:40:06 AM
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I make this every year in March for St Pat's Day etc. Haven't heard of the Halloween connection before- thanks for sharing. It is really yummy too! |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2011 : 06:51:47 AM
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I do, Trish! In fact, I make this more often than just regular mash, and if I don't have kale, I will substitute swiss chard.
I had read the Halloween connection a long time ago, but forgot. Thanks for the reminder! We are always Celtic in our house, so I'm making Irish food all the time.
This year, he wants to forego Turkey for Thanksgiving and he wants me to make that home-brined corn beef brisket again!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
Edited by - FebruaryViolet on Oct 31 2011 08:22:21 AM |
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MEWolf
True Blue Farmgirl
358 Posts
Margaret
Byers
Colorado
USA
358 Posts |
Posted - Oct 31 2011 : 08:37:00 AM
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Jonni that sounds like a great substitution to me! I made the Colcannon after reading about the Halloween connection, and because yesterday was our wedding anniversary. We were engaged in Dublin, so it fit nicely!
Margaret
“Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1808-1882)
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2011 : 08:41:28 AM
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It really works well--you can also use good ole cabbage, in a pinch. What a great idea to celebrate your anniversary, Margaret!
My husband is 100% Irish on both sides (he's the 3rd generation here in the US) so we eat a lot of Irish cooking. The corn beef I make is brined for 3 weeks in the fridge before cooking, but I'd never buy a store bought corned beef again!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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MEWolf
True Blue Farmgirl
358 Posts
Margaret
Byers
Colorado
USA
358 Posts |
Posted - Oct 31 2011 : 09:05:59 AM
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Jonni, I would love it if you would share your recipe for your Corned Beef!
Margaret
“Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1808-1882)
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2011 : 8:57:18 PM
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I absolutely LOVE colcannon.
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honeybrookefarm.blogspot.com
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