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The facts and fi ction of St. Patrick
BY LAUREN MURPHY
Of No Adults Allowed
March 17th is the celebration of
St. Patrick’s Day. This day, much like
Valentines Day, has an interesting
history.
Although he is traditionally
associated with Ireland, St. Patrick
was actually born in Britain. He
was brought to Ireland at the age
of 16, went back to Britain and
eventually returned to Ireland. He is
thought to be the one who brought
Christianity to Ireland.
The is most famous story about
St. Patrick isn’t actually true. As
part of bringing Christianity to
the Emerald Isle, St. Patrick is said
to have rid the island of snakes.
In reality, fossil records show that
Ireland is one of the few places
in the world where there were no
snakes of any type. While there are
certainly snakes in Ireland, now,
they were brought by people who
kept them as pets.
There are many diff erent
traditions and myths surrounding
St. Patrick’s Day. A common image
is a shamrock, which is said to be a
metaphor for how Patrick described
the Holy Trinity.
Another tradition is to pinch
people who aren’t wearing green.
This tradition stems from the 19th
century. In America people used
to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by
wearing blue, but Irish people
wore green. It was part of how
they connected to their homeland
and celebrated their heritage. The
other thing stemmed from this
was pinching people who weren’t
wearing green. In Chicago, Ill., city
leaders pour 40 pounds of green
vegetable dye to turn the Chicago
River green for several hours.
Remember, there is no wrong
way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day:
wear a little green, eat corned
beef,or try to catch a leprechaun.
But what ever you do, remember
to keep the true spirit of the day in
mind, celebration and fun.
Those snakes? Never happened.
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Growing up, my
grandma and I spent a
couple of St. Patrick’s
Days together, especially
when they fell on three
day weekends. One of
the things I vividly re-
member about those
trips was her insisting
that we eat something
Irish.
We looked through
every cookbook until
we found something
to connect us to our
roots: cabbage, corned
beef,
and
potatoes.
There were always lots
of potatoes. One of my
favorite potato recipes
is something my dad
makes. There are many ways to make Syracuse salt
potatoes but this one seems the easiest.
What you’ll need:
2 pounds of new potatoes
1 cup of salt (any will work, we usually use sea salt)
½ cup of melted butter
1 full adult
6 cups of water
Have your adult bring the water to a boil on the stove. While you’re waiting for the water
to boil, you can wash the potatoes so that they’re nice and clean. Do not skin them. Once
the water is boiling, stir in the salt till it’s dissolved.
Carefully, use the adult to add the potatoes into the salt water. Boil them for about 20-30
minutes. You can tell they they’re done when a fork will slide in and out of the potato easily.
Help your adult strain the potatoes and let them sit out for a few minutes. While you’re
letting your potatoes cool off , put the pan back on the stove and melt the butter. Once it’s
melted, add the potatoes back in and stir them around so that they’re coated in butter.
Finally, and this step is my favorite, grab a fork and dig in!
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