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     Title: Corned beef and cabbage/ crockpot method
Categories: Testing, Crockpot
     Yield: 4 Servings

MMMMM----------------O'DONNELS CORNED BEEF REALLY---------------------
          Good - bought at Giant Foods

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     4 lb Corned beef brisket
          ADD SPICE PACKET &

MMMMM-----------------HOME MADE PACKET OF SPICES----------------------
          Tie the following in cheese
          Cloth bag/tie with string
     1 ts Whole cloves
     1 ts Oregano
     1 ts Basil
     1 ts Black mustard seeds
     1 ts Yellow mustard seeds
     1 ea Bay leaf
     1 ts Black peppercorns

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     6 ea Med red potatoes
     6 md Carrots, peeled
     1 sm Head of cabbage, quartered
     4 c  Water

 Using 6 quart crockpot.

 Place potatoes, peeled carrots in bottom of crockpot.  Cut brisket
 into two pieces, place on top of the vegetables.

 Combine spice package that came with meat and home made spice packet
 in cheesecloth big enough to tie all spices tightly shut with string.
 Place cheesecloth bag into crockpot liquid.

 Turn crockpot on high

 Cook on HI for 6 to 7 hours. (Potatoes/carrots were done in 5 hours -
 I removed them from crockpot.  Brisket was fork tender at 5  hours.
 Took vegetables out, cut cabbage into quarters, placed in bottom of
 crockpot and placed brisket on top of cabbage to hold the cabbage
 down.  Cooked another 2 hours.

 Experiment in future with length of time for everything.

 Variation of recipe on package of corned beef brisket.

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