Barm Brack, or Barnbrack
as it is also known. Traditionally, the fruit studded bread was cooked with other things inside such as a ring signifying you would find true love and marry, a thimble meant sadly you would never marry, a rag predicted poverty and a coin you would be rich.Each family member would, as you can imagine, choose their piece with care.Today supermarkets sell the bread and the only charm you will find inside is the ring.
Food plays a large part in Samhain. It is the end of October and start of November so the the harvest is in and food is plentiful. However when Samhain became All Hallows or All Saints Day, meat was not allowed so the food eaten was just about anything vegetarian.
