What does corn have to do with corned beef?
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Nothing! "Corn" simply refers to the "Size" of the "Salt" used to "Cure" the Beef. John
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Nothing...Corned beef is made by taking beef and putting it in a flavored brine.
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We fed the cow corn to fatten it up
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My friend told me this the other day! The corn refers to the way the meat was preserved (with corn aka salts).
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I've seen corned beef with pepper corns all over the outside.
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Corned beef is a cut of beef (usually brisket, but sometimes round or silverside) cured or pickled in a seasoned brine. The "corn" in "corned beef" refers to the "corn" or grains of coarse salts used to cure it. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the usage of "corn," meaning "small hard particle, a grain, as of sand or salt," to 888, and the term "corned beef" to 1621.[1] The term "corned beef" can denote different styles of brine-cured beef, depending on the region. Some, like American-style corned beef, are highly seasoned and often considered delicatessen fare. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corned_beef
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corned beef - Adj. Deaf. Rhyming slang for deef, a Scottish pronunciation of deaf. [Glasgow use] corn beef legs - Noun. Legs with mottled, blotchy skin, reminiscent of the meat, corn beef. http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/c.htm Corned beef, (also 'bully beef' or even more commonly known as 'corned dog' in the UK), is a cut of beef (usually brisket, but sometimes round or silverside) cured or pickled in a seasoned brine. The "corn" in "corned beef" refers to the "corn" or grains of coarse salts used to cure it. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the usage of "corn," meaning "small hard particle, a grain, as of sand or salt," to 888, and the term "corned beef" to 1621. The term "corned beef" can denote different styles of brine-cured beef, depending on the region. Some, like American-style corned beef, are highly seasoned and often considered delicatessen fare. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corned_Beef
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It's a process, not meaning corn on the cob. It refers to the size of the salt that was used to make the brine. They were in little corns, or grains of salt. You can corn all sorts of things. We make our own corned beef, takes many days but it is so much tastier and cheaper.
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