tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post5641238721140233168..comments2024-03-21T05:53:37.748-04:00Comments on Read. Cook. Repeat.: Tea Brack from The Pie PatchTinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08553212447308502910noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-86498642061152724892019-02-10T11:09:44.020-05:002019-02-10T11:09:44.020-05:00I've never heard of tea brack but I have heard...I've never heard of tea brack but I have heard of barm brack though only through book mentions. It looks really good and I like the idea of more tea bread recipes in the future!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-66668558397454191562019-02-09T13:56:37.394-05:002019-02-09T13:56:37.394-05:00Sounds very British. CheersSounds very British. CheersCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-63600263101073161802019-02-09T11:09:46.246-05:002019-02-09T11:09:46.246-05:00You've piqued my curiosity. Anything "tea...You've piqued my curiosity. Anything "tea" is something I want to try. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-14667748470825445452019-02-09T10:19:06.156-05:002019-02-09T10:19:06.156-05:00I hurried over to read what tea brack was and had ...I hurried over to read what tea brack was and had guessed, and was right, that it is known as barm brack to me! My mother would make it.<br /><br />The Halloween Brack traditionally contained various objects baked into the bread and was used as a sort of fortune-telling game. In the barmbrack were: a pea, a stick, a piece of cloth, a small coin (originally a silver sixpence) and a ring. Each item, when received in the slice, was supposed to carry a meaning to the person concerned: the pea, the person would not marry that year; the stick, would have an unhappy marriage or continually be in disputes; the cloth or rag, would have bad luck or be poor; the coin, would enjoy good fortune or be rich; and the ring, would be wed within the year. Other articles added to the brack include a medallion, usually of the Virgin Mary to symbolize going into the priesthood or to the Nuns, although this tradition is not widely continued in the present day.<br /><br /> In Ireland it is sometimes called Bairín Breac, and the term is also used as two words in its more common version. This may be from the Irish word bairín - a loaf - and breac - speckled (due to the raisins in it), hence it literally means a speckled loaf (a similar etymology to the Welsh bara brith).<br /><br />I was in Ireland at a traditional dinner where it was served and I got the <br />wedding ring, and I got married (the first time) soon after.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-43634210870212039752019-02-09T10:09:52.644-05:002019-02-09T10:09:52.644-05:00I never heard of it either but it looks kind of li...I never heard of it either but it looks kind of like mandelbrodt.... looks delicious.gluten Free A_Z Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651624214552275164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-75468747605472106682019-02-09T09:35:51.571-05:002019-02-09T09:35:51.571-05:00Totally new to me too ... but I've heard of th...Totally new to me too ... but I've heard of the whiskey / rum version. I think I NEED to try to this. Especially because I have some cream cheese leftover and I think it might be good on this bread.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-65404959047218032242019-02-09T09:26:26.476-05:002019-02-09T09:26:26.476-05:00Fruit breads are so good — here It’s the word “bra...Fruit breads are so good — here It’s the word “brack” that makes it seem exoticallly british! Otherwise not all that surprising? I’m interested in the image on the reproduced page: no bits of fruit are shown in the picture. Curious.<br /><br />best... mae at maefood.blogspot.comMae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-71771740067105585532019-02-08T14:05:08.847-05:002019-02-08T14:05:08.847-05:00Never heard of this but it looks really good!Never heard of this but it looks really good!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-87108428617008791612019-02-08T08:39:51.798-05:002019-02-08T08:39:51.798-05:00Tea brack is new to me, too, but sounds so good!Tea brack is new to me, too, but sounds so good!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354578196331884768.post-23423079517108856622019-02-08T07:26:55.480-05:002019-02-08T07:26:55.480-05:00Never heard of this either. You know where I went...Never heard of this either. You know where I went immediately when I read "soak in tea"? Wouldn't it be good to through in some bourbon? :) I want to make this recipe!Debra Eliotseatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224613659027050135noreply@blogger.com