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Traditional Irish recipes for Barnbrack and Colcannon this Halloween

An Irish feast for the family that will predict your future and the get the family round the table

Published Friday, October 29, 2010, 4:47 AM

Updated Friday, October 29, 2010, 5:30 AM

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redtink | Nov 11, 2010, 02:01 AM EST

Where do you find barnbrack charms in Northern cal

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JimThompson | Nov 03, 2010, 04:28 PM EDT

Have not tried te bread but have made the colcannon and very mucgh enjoyed it. Tis a good Irish dish.

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irishcitizen | Nov 01, 2010, 06:56 PM EDT

It brings back happy memories of childhood.

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TaranOconner | Oct 30, 2010, 04:21 PM EDT

judiron= Get a little excitement goin'. Foods can be made only so many ways that some are similar. Celebrate the differences in taste and texture. Start a Tradition in your own Family for the Kids and wee ones.Give 'em a try.

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plasticpaddy | Oct 29, 2010, 09:51 PM EDT

Oh how I miss barnbrack - soooo much nicer than fruit cake, great with some kerrygold butter and a cup a tea

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ladyjane | Oct 29, 2010, 09:03 PM EDT

I'd love some of that Concannon for dinner Sunday.

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gretchenkohls | Oct 29, 2010, 09:01 PM EDT

I remember eating both of these, prepared by my grandmother, Mamie Delaney Burns. Made them for my kids, but the reception was so-so. Of cours they didn't have the benefit of my Grandda's stories, either.

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Paulinebyrne | Oct 29, 2010, 02:40 PM EDT

Thanks for the recepies. I will enjoy making them this Halloween

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GeorgeDillon | Oct 29, 2010, 02:31 PM EDT

Come on judiron, be adventurous. It's not as if you'd be eating camels' tssticles. And it's great to keep the old traditions alive. Most people, and that includes the Irish, don't even know that Halloween is the descendent of the ancient fesival of Samhain.

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McNabb1966 | Oct 29, 2010, 10:58 AM EDT

@judiron...Ignorance is bliss, yeah? Well, congratulations on being particularly blissful today.

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gaeilgesdamhsa | Oct 29, 2010, 09:46 AM EDT

These are not only traditional, but also delicious. Thank you for reminding us.

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judiron | Oct 29, 2010, 09:42 AM EDT

One sounds like fruit cake and the other sounds terrible.

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