lol, I guess great minds think alike my friend! I haven't tried Cider with the corned beef...that sounds tasty.. It was a welcome break for us as well. Since we had just returned from visiting the kids we were tire (a lot of cooking and dishes as you know!) Oooh wait, did you get one of those neat pressure cookers everyone is talking about? I have heard they are wonderful!!! Let me know what you think....I'm sure your cooking time was much shorter with the new cooker :)