{"id":65639,"date":"2021-03-16T11:58:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=65639"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:30:43","slug":"whats-on-your-st-patricks-day-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/whats-on-your-st-patricks-day-menu.html","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on Your St. Patrick\u2019s Day Menu?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/em><\/strong> In this article \u2013 in honor of St. Patrick\u2019s Day tomorrow \u2013 Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find Irish recipes to help you celebrate. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ready to celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day tomorrow? Even if you\u2019re not Irish, you may still want to have a holiday feast. An obvious choice for that feast is Corned Beef and Cabbage, but what other foods might grace your St. Patrick\u2019s Day table? Although most of the recipes labeled as \u201cIrish\u201d in historical newspapers are really not, old newspapers have some great recipe ideas to bring out the Irish in everyone.<\/p>\n

St. Patrick\u2019s Day Lunch Fare<\/strong><\/p>\n

For a different twist to the annual celebration, \u201cSister Mary\u2019s Kitchen\u201d column for the week of St. Patrick\u2019s Day in 1922 features sandwiches. What makes these sandwiches appropriate for a day that celebrates all things Irish? They include green foods or coloring. One sandwich uses cheese, parsley, and watercress, while the other features chopped green olives and minced celery. The author even provides a green butter recipe in keeping with the theme. Her finishing touch: an Irish Puff Ball dessert is a cake with, you guessed it, green frosting.<\/p>\n

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Patriot (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 10 March 1922, page 18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Patriot (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 10 March 1922, page 18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Patriot (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), 10 March 1922, page 18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like the idea of a St. Patrick\u2019s Day lunch? Looking for other sandwich ideas? This 1939 food column includes a St. Patrick\u2019s Sandwich Loaf that alternates fillings of tuna salad, egg salad, and lettuce with cheese. This is a \u201cfrosted\u201d sandwich loaf which was popular in the mid-century and ends up looking like a cake. To frost the sandwich loaf, you use a mixture of cream cheese and cream.<\/p>\n

The Irish Appetizers recipe is a type of open-faced sandwich using shamrock-shaped toast topped with hard-boiled eggs, sweet pickle relish, parsley, onion, and mayonnaise (referred to as salad dressing here).<\/p>\n

No St. Patrick\u2019s Day meal is complete without a dessert, and in this case, they are individual \u201cshamrock\u201d cakes with sherbet and whipped cream. You could also try your hand at the Pineapple Mint Ice Cream recipe that is tinted a pale green.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 10 March 1939, page 19<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 10 March 1939, page 19<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 10 March 1939, page 19<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 10 March 1939, page 19<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 10 March 1939, page 19<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Corned Beef and More<\/strong><\/p>\n

At my house we are dining on corned beef and cabbage for dinner on St. Patrick\u2019s Day, but one of my favorite things I\u2019d love to add to that meal is Soda Bread. This 1984 article provides you the recipe for both corned beef and soda bread.<\/p>\n

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Hyde Park Herald (Chicago, Illinois), 14 March 1984, page 12<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Green Food and Irish Foods<\/strong><\/p>\n

While I saw all kinds of suggestions in historical newspaper food columns for St. Patrick\u2019s Day feasts that focused on green foods (think split pea soup or a spinach dish), you could decide to try your hand at other Irish recipes.<\/p>\n

This 1950 recipe contest winner shared her recipe for her Irish Potato Casserole. While it\u2019s likely not a \u201creal\u201d Irish recipe, it does use a food that we associate with the Irish: potatoes.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 26 May 1950, page 8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, in reality you can enjoy quite a few different foods for St Patrick\u2019s Day if you\u2019re not a fan of corned beef and cabbage.<\/p>\n

Happy St. Patrick\u2019s Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whatever foods you decide to eat tomorrow, have an enjoyable St. Patrick\u2019s Day feast that includes the luck of the Irish.<\/p>\n

Create a free account<\/a> at GenealogyBank for 7 days to start your journey and discover the stories your ancestors left behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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