Brack

/bræk/ noun

Definition

An Irish soda bread made with dried fruit, especially raisins and currants, sometimes spiced.

Etymology

From Irish 'brac' meaning 'speckled,' referring to the speckled appearance of the bread from its dried fruit. Also spelled 'barm brack' from 'barm' (yeast).

Kelly Says

Brack at Halloween used to contain hidden objects—a ring meant marriage, a coin meant wealth, a stick meant hardship—turning bread into a fortune-telling game.

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