Corned Beef Brisket

Ingredients

• 2 qt water
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 2 bay leaves, crumbled
• 12 whole juniper berries
• 8 whole allspice berries
• 8 whole cloves
• 1 tsp. black peppercorns
• 1 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces
• 2 tbsp. saltpeter
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 1 c kosher salt
• 2 lb ice
• 1 (4 to 5 pound) beef brisket, trimmed
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped