Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I don't mean to get all sentimental on you but honestly, there is nothing like Brown Bread, toasted, some Kerrygold Irish butter ("the best tasting butter in the world,") and marmalade, with a cup of Barry's tea, all to be had in Ireland where the tea is better, the bread is better ... When we were growing up, it was never hard to come by because there was always someone in the house who could bake a good batch of Brown Bread, and the aroma that took over the kitchen while that bread was in the oven ... bliss (not to say I thought it was bliss when I was four, but when I was 24, 34... it's funny the things you appreciate as you get older and living in Ireland gets further away).

Below is Mrs. Mick's Brown Bread Recipe. I've tried it only once in the States with not alot of success. But man oh man, could she ever make it in Ireland.

4 cups brown wholemeal flour
2 cups white (plain) flour
2 tsp bread soda
1 tsp Salt
1 pt Buttermilk

Combine all together in a mixing bowl, use your hands. Put it out on a baking sheet, cut in to quarters, and bake at 410F for 45 minutes. Turn over, bake for another 5 minutes ... and there you have it.