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Old-fashioned corned beef is brined in salt and water in barrels for up to a week, and is salty and grayish-pink.

Slarskey sells USDA prime-graded corned beef, and there were lines of people picking up their pre-ordered corned beef on Saturday.

Though corned beef is the quintessential dinner to celebrate Irish heritage on St.

Today, brining - the use of salt water - has replaced the dry salt cure, but the name "corned beef" is still used, rather than "brined" or "pickled" beef.

He said he has been making his own simple recipe for corned beef in salt and water since 1968.