Comments on: How To Make Irish Soda Bread http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/ A Guide to Cooking with Real Food the Way Your Grandma Used to Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:13:00 -0400 hourly 1 By: Corned Beef Hash | How To Cook Like Your Grandmother http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-26359 Corned Beef Hash | How To Cook Like Your Grandmother Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:12:44 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-26359 [...] don’t know what it is about Irish food, but the leftovers make the best breakfast. With the soda bread it’s French toast, with the corned beef dinner it’s corned beef hash. This is so much [...] [...] don’t know what it is about Irish food, but the leftovers make the best breakfast. With the soda bread it’s French toast, with the corned beef dinner it’s corned beef hash. This is so much [...]

]]> By: Drew http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-26312 Drew Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:12:42 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-26312 My wife's aunt gave her so much grief for using the egg it was amazing. So they checked with the aunt's mother-in-law -- the one born in Ireland ... who made the best soda bread in the family -- and asked her if she used egg. "Only if you want it to taste good." Okay then. My wife’s aunt gave her so much grief for using the egg it was amazing. So they checked with the aunt’s mother-in-law — the one born in Ireland … who made the best soda bread in the family — and asked her if she used egg. “Only if you want it to taste good.” Okay then.

]]> By: oneparticularkitchen http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-23918 oneparticularkitchen Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:04:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-23918 I made a super-traditional soda bread this year for SPD -- no egg, no sugar, the works. And it was.... <br/>not great. At all. I am sooooo making this one next time! I made a super-traditional soda bread this year for SPD — no egg, no sugar, the works. And it was….
not great. At all. I am sooooo making this one next time!

]]> By: Drew http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-23660 Drew Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:31:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-23660 Carole, when I was looking for my first house I walked through a <em>lot</em> of tiny kitchens in Parma. I've been meaning to make the same kind of stove-top cutting board you described. Just haven't gotten around to it yet. Carole, when I was looking for my first house I walked through a lot of tiny kitchens in Parma. I’ve been meaning to make the same kind of stove-top cutting board you described. Just haven’t gotten around to it yet.

]]> By: Carole http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-23656 Carole Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:30:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-23656 Your daughter is adorable,(but you know that!) and your Irish Soda Bread looks so good I'm going to try it tomorrow!<br/>BTW, from what I can see in the pictures, your kitchen looks a lot like one I had when we lived in Parma. When I made cookies, pies and homemade noodles I too had to use the top of the range. I had hubby cute a piece of plywood that I could lay on top - which gave me an extra foot. I had a piece of oil cloth to lay on top. It slid right on the side of the range to store. Before that I was laying a bath towel down so that clean up was easier. (And it would keep the top from getting scratched up) LOL When I was using the top of the range to cook, I could use it on top of the sink for space.<br/>He also made me a drop down table that I could use as extra counter top for baking times like those. It was just a stained piece of plywood with hinges so it stayed against the wall unless I needed it for cooking or serving. (Big family) From where your chairs seem to be it would be on the wall behind them - just like mine was in Parma ;-) Your daughter is adorable,(but you know that!) and your Irish Soda Bread looks so good I’m going to try it tomorrow!
BTW, from what I can see in the pictures, your kitchen looks a lot like one I had when we lived in Parma. When I made cookies, pies and homemade noodles I too had to use the top of the range. I had hubby cute a piece of plywood that I could lay on top – which gave me an extra foot. I had a piece of oil cloth to lay on top. It slid right on the side of the range to store. Before that I was laying a bath towel down so that clean up was easier. (And it would keep the top from getting scratched up) LOL When I was using the top of the range to cook, I could use it on top of the sink for space.
He also made me a drop down table that I could use as extra counter top for baking times like those. It was just a stained piece of plywood with hinges so it stayed against the wall unless I needed it for cooking or serving. (Big family) From where your chairs seem to be it would be on the wall behind them – just like mine was in Parma ;-)

]]> By: Drew http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-23522 Drew Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-23522 I'll be doing this one again soon. And making an extra for French toast. I’ll be doing this one again soon. And making an extra for French toast.

]]> By: MeadowLark http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-23520 MeadowLark Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:05:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-23520 Sorry for resurrecting an old post.<br/><br/>I made soda bread last night and while it is similar to a doorstop, it is delicious. I didn't use this recipe, because I wanted to try the "traditional" one ;) kidding.<br/><br/>What I love about it the one I used is that it tasted sweet like wheat.<br/><br/>That said, you notice that I dropped by here as soon as I tried something to see "how would Drew do this?" :) Sorry for resurrecting an old post.

I made soda bread last night and while it is similar to a doorstop, it is delicious. I didn’t use this recipe, because I wanted to try the “traditional” one ;) kidding.

What I love about it the one I used is that it tasted sweet like wheat.

That said, you notice that I dropped by here as soon as I tried something to see “how would Drew do this?” :)

]]> By: Pat http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-20754 Pat Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:12:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-20754 I knew you'd get a kick out of Mr. O'Dwyer's web site! :-)<br/><br/>My sister-in-law was born and raised in County Cork and she said her Mom made plain soda bread, burt she prefers the sugar/egg/raisen version now too.<br/><br/>I visited Ireland a few years ago and they actually are much more cosmopolitan about what they will eat, as many travel to Italy and Spain for vacation and love the food. They now drink wine with their meals too!<br/><br/>Things change -- traditionalists be darned.<br/><br/>Pat I knew you’d get a kick out of Mr. O’Dwyer’s web site! :-)

My sister-in-law was born and raised in County Cork and she said her Mom made plain soda bread, burt she prefers the sugar/egg/raisen version now too.

I visited Ireland a few years ago and they actually are much more cosmopolitan about what they will eat, as many travel to Italy and Spain for vacation and love the food. They now drink wine with their meals too!

Things change — traditionalists be darned.

Pat

]]> By: Drew http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-20753 Drew Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:28:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-20753 Forget the traditionalists! (I censored myself there, in case you couldn't tell.) They say there shouldn't be any egg in it, either.<br/><br/>My wife's aunt -- and this is my wife's recipe, by the way -- gave her all kinds of grief about how it wasn't "traditional". Then her <i>great</i> aunt ... the one who was actually <i>born</i> in Ireland ... said, "Well, I always put egg in it. It tastes better."<br/><br/>Case closed. Forget the traditionalists! (I censored myself there, in case you couldn’t tell.) They say there shouldn’t be any egg in it, either.

My wife’s aunt — and this is my wife’s recipe, by the way — gave her all kinds of grief about how it wasn’t “traditional”. Then her great aunt … the one who was actually born in Ireland … said, “Well, I always put egg in it. It tastes better.”

Case closed.

]]> By: Pat http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/making-irish-soda-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-20749 Pat Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:15:00 +0000 http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/02/irish-soda-bread/#comment-20749 Your recipe for Irish Soda Bread sounds delicious, and your daughter is such a cutie!<br/><br/>If you have a chance read my post on Irish Soda bread --it's in my March archives -- the Irish traditionalists say there should be no sugar in it! <br/><br/>What do they know? :-)<br/><br/>Pat Your recipe for Irish Soda Bread sounds delicious, and your daughter is such a cutie!

If you have a chance read my post on Irish Soda bread –it’s in my March archives — the Irish traditionalists say there should be no sugar in it!

What do they know? :-)

Pat

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