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Offline Willow 4873

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Re: What is Barm Brack?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 07 April 05 11:39 BST (UK) »
You can use any type of spirit in that recipe - its especially nice with Quantro  ;D

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Re: What is Barm Brack?
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 07 April 05 12:11 BST (UK) »
Back to original subject - Barm Brack as I know it is a fruit cake made with dried fruit which had been soaked overnight in cold tea - at least in the midlands it is

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Re: What is Barm Brack?
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 07 April 05 16:41 BST (UK) »
Is barm brack better with whisky or whiskey or is it just a matter of taste?.
Debbie---your recipe sounds similar to bara brith or a version of it anyway.
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Re: What is Barm Brack?
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 07 April 05 18:15 BST (UK) »
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Re: What is Barm Brack?
« Reply #13 on: Friday 08 April 05 15:35 BST (UK) »
Su, :)

Krissesjoint beat you to it and she's closer to me - geographically speaking of course ;D ;D

Llwyd - It's Irish barm brack so it's whisky. If is was haggis it would be whiskey ;D

Darcy ;)
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Re: What is Barm Brack?
« Reply #14 on: Friday 08 April 05 16:59 BST (UK) »
My Wabbit doesn't care how it's spelt hic ! If it's Irish or Scottish he''ll drink it ... or suck it out of a piece of barm brack .. ish all the shame to him ....  ;)

Darcy knock that glass of wine back and it's off to bed with you....enjoy the Frog chorus !!  ;D ;D

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Re: What is Barm Brack?
« Reply #15 on: Friday 08 April 05 21:37 BST (UK) »
Well everybody do you know how hard it is sitting in front of a computer with all this talk of food and drink!!!!!, I will have to close it down can't stand it any longer what with the smell of the baking and the thought of the drink ----------- good night all


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Re: What is Barm Brack?
« Reply #16 on: Saturday 09 April 05 00:37 BST (UK) »
Paul.... amount is dependant on how much you like in your Irish Coffees... when we are in York I will buy you a proper one and see if you like it :D

Su.... food parcels?? whatever about a brack... my dessert really does not travel well... sorry hun... :'(

Llwed..... sipping a drop of the smooth stuff while nibbling on a bit of brack is good... but its made with tea... :D

Matty.... sorry if we made you hungry... and thirsty....

and finally Bob.... hmmmm hangovers.. never get 'em... not on the Irish coffee anyway... its marvellous stuff... can drink them all night and no after  effects... you should try it sometime lol... but no not taking any responsibility for that either....:D


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Re: What is Barm Brack?
« Reply #17 on: Monday 11 April 05 23:37 BST (UK) »
You could try the Welsh version - Bara Brith - recipe is at http://www.britainexpress.com/articles/Food/bara-brith.htm  Before they invented tea the recipe must have been http://www.red4.co.uk/Recipes/bara-brith.htm Both are improved with a good slug of Penderyn single malt (Aur Cymraeg) the pure Welsh gold
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