Win an Irish Ring for Your Halloween Barmbrack!
My Irish Jeweler is giving away a Sterling Silver Irish Ring for you to bake into your traditional Barmbrack. Learn about this Halloween Tradition and How to Enter our Giveaway
Every Halloween Irish families sit down to share a Barmbrack. The tea is poured and the fruit bread is evenly sliced. But who will find the ring? And who will be left holding the rag? And what does this tell us about our future?
What is Barmbrack?
Barmbrack is an Irish fruit bread traditionally made at Halloween. Delicious slathered with butter and served with a good mug of tea!
A Halloween Tradition: The Irish Fortune Cookie
The recipe for a Barmbrack will feature common ingredients such as flour and dried fruit. So far, so normal. But a true Barmbrack recipe will also ask you to mix in a curious list of everyday objects. If you find any of the following objects in your slice of Barmbrack your future is foretold:
- A Pea: Bad Luck! Find this in your slice and you will definitely not marry for another year
- A Coin: Congratulations! You will enjoy great fortune in the coming year
- A Stick: Oh Dear! In the next 12 months your love life will be filled with strife
- A Rag: Not Good! You will have ill fortune this year
- A Ring: Good News! You will be wed before the year is out
How to Win an Irish Ring
To help you with your baking we are giving away a Sterling Silver Irish Ring from our collection. To enter simply:
- Pick your favorite Sterling Silver Irish Ring from our website
- Comment on our Facebook post below with the name of the ring you would like to win
Entry is open until midnight Halloween. The winner will be announced November 1st.
How to Make a Barmbrack
The young Irish chef Donal Skehan has a great video about the Barmbrack tradition and how to make your own:
