March 6, 2026

Cousins of the Cake Bread

Somewhere between the last great Celtic migration and the Middle Ages, across the north western corner of the European continent, if you were of the upper class you had great privilege in near daily consumption of items like fresh baked bread and access to ingredients such as sugar & spices. For those in the poorer classes you were lucky if you could even fill your belly with oats and grains much less have sugar and spices. But the inspiration for a delicious food tradition easily spreads across classes and countries.