> Barbequed Corned Beef...that's the kind of thing that could kick off > an entire restaurant chain! :) > === > - -DrJ- > Helotes, Texas > > Any one have a good recipe for making corned beef? Actually, I have put corned beef in the smoker. In the Northeast it is difficult to get a brisket (my son gets whole briskets for like .79 lb in Houston) and around St Patty's Day I see loads of Corned Beef Briskets on sale.After the holiday this year, I saw some at my local Giant food store for 1/2 price and bought a few to toss in the freezer. Before I smoked one, I soaked it in several changes of water to remove some of the spices and punched holes in it to poke pieces of chile and garlic in it. I smoked it (don't recall how long) and ate it that way. Not like Texas Brisket, but the best I can do with what I got. Got to make this more chile related: My hot chiles from Cross Country are doing great. The Limon pepper has loads of pods and they look like Lemon Drops. Arledge, Charleston Hots, Christmas and Bulgarian Carrots are loaded too. Only one without pods is the Habenero but it has loads of buds. My anchos/poblanos are not doing as well. Funny thing, all my container plants are real good with the ones in the ground being further behind. Dave Hendricks bvdrangs@enter.net Boomerangs, Beer, Bar-B-Que, Any Questions?