This is pretty much the version my Mom makes. I would like to point out that this contains both potatoes and stout. That might be why I don't notice the cabbage so much.

In the dark days before crockpots, we had to actually cook things ourselves. Can you imagine?

Two words: Shepherd's pie. I could eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Of course then I'd be too round and sleepy to chase any sheep. I'm betting the shepherds ate it sparingly.