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Article: Corned beef cash
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 14, 2007
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Others might identify this time of year with the last gasp of
winter, the return of baseball, even the Ides of March.
For those in the meat business, however, the approach of St.
Patrick's Day can mean only one thing: It's corned beef season.
Production lines have been working overtime for weeks, and
restaurants and grocery stores are laying in extra supplies of the
specially cured beef as Saturday's holiday draws near.
A serving of corned beef and cabbage is as pure Irish holiday
dish as green beer. But with millions of Irish-Americans and Irish
wannabes partaking of it on and around March 17, that means plenty
of green for businesses that help get the star product from beef
plant to ...