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I was sat in a play area today in Caernarfon, and realised that although for most of my life I had only lived 15 miles away from the Welsh Border, and had spent nearly every weekend in Wales, when not abroad, or refusing to travel. I know nothing about Welsh Traditions / Culture!

So well,,, do I know anything else now? No, not really. I know about the pilgrimiage off from St Beuno to Bardsey Islands. I have a book on The puritan movement in wales which looks lovely on the book case, but I havent read it yet, and google has come up with some links for ideas… but what do I know?

Red Dragons.. Welsh Tea,

Bara Brith,
This is literally translated as ‘speckled bread’. Once a week, the stove was lit for baking day, as the heat began to fade in the stove, so a handful of currants was added to the last of the bread dough and this speckled bread became a treat.

450g (1lb) mixed dried fruit
300ml (1/2 pint) tea
2 tbsp marmalade
1 egg, beaten
6 tbsp soft brown sugar
1 tsp mixed spice
450g (1lb) self-raising flour
honey to glaze

1. Soak the fruit overnight in the tea.
2. Next day, mix the marmalade, egg, sugar, spice and flour. Spoon into a greased 900g (1lb) loaf tin and bake in a warm oven (gas 3, 325ºF, 170ºC) for one and three quarter hours or until the centre is cooked through. Check from time to time that the top doesn’t brown too much, and cover with a sheet of foil or move down a shelf in the oven if necessary.
3. Once cooked, leave the Bara Brith to stand for 5 minutes, then tip out of the tin on to a cooling tray. Using a pastry brush, glaze the top with honey.

http://www.nwt.co.uk/english/eatingout/eatingout_bbrith.htm accessed 14th Jan 08

and Coal Fires… I also somewhere have some crude ideas about miners families.. but is this Welsh culture or propaganda?

I have little idea, I do know my neighbours are lovely in this village, and I really want to learn more… Roll on Beginners Welsh with the OU

Croeso: beginners’ Welsh http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01L196

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