Grandpa McAndrew’s Irish Soda Bread (aka Spotted Dog)

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 2 T white sugar
  
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 c buttermilk
  
• 2 T margarine, melted
• 1/2 c raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a pie tin. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and sugar. Toss the raisins with the flour mixture until coated. Make a well in the center and add the egg, buttermilk, and melted margarine. Stir until all of the dry ingredients are absorbed. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for a few quick turns just to even out the dough. Handle the dough as little as possible. Pat into a flat circle, and place into the prepared pan. Bake the bread for 40 to 45 min. in the preheated oven, or until the edges are golden

Aunt Dawnie’s Corn Beef & Cabbage

• 4 lb corn beef w/ seasonings
  
• red currant jelly
• red potatoes
  
• cabbage
  
• 1 red pepper

Boil corn beef w/seasoning for 3 1/2 hrs. until tender. Remove and place on a broiling pan. Cover with a fairly thick layer of currant jelly. Place under broiler until jelly is bubbly.

Peel just the centers of the red potatoes, and boil in the water left from the corn beef.

Saute’ cabbage and red pepper together in oil until just limp. Add following mixture: 2 T sugar, 2 T distilled white vinegar, 1/4 t caraway seed, 1/2 t salt (variation: saute’ in butter, season w/salt, pepper and garlic powder)