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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day In Southern Wisconsin With This Delicious Non-alcoholic Treat, Irish Soda Bread
Sour buttermilk, flour, salt and sodium bicarbonate, four simple ingredients that saved thousands of Irish families from almost certain starvation during the 19th century potato famine. The soda bread recipe first made its' appearance in the public conscientiousness
in the November 1836 edition of The Farmer's Magazine. The recipe crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the 1840s during the Great Irish Potato famine where the Irish-Americans took the traditional bread in a sweeter direction. The addition of raisins, or currants add nice zing to the classic Irish Soda Bread flavor was actually a derivation of Green Isle's Spotted Dog.
Today, Irish Soda Bread is slowly gaining popularity as a great traditional Irish treat to compliment the usual American St. Patrick's Day staples like green beer, and corned beef and cabbage. Here is just a quick tour around Southern Wisconsin for great soda bread options throughout the month of March.
Our first stop brings us to Janesville. Schnuck's a Saint Louis based grocery chain offers up Irish Soda Bread sweetened with raisins throughout the month of March. Starting March 13th the chain store will offer the bread on sale for $3.49.
Schnuck's Grocery is located at Ste 325 - 1 Parker Pl in Janesville.
Hours: Mon - Sun 7 AM - 11 PM
The next bakery on our Southern Wisconsin tour is Festival Foods grocery store in downtown Madison. Festival is a great source for Irish Soda Bread over the years. The bakery makes the bread in house and plans to sell the soda bread through the month of March. Each loaf will set you back $4.99.
Family owned since 2017, Festival Foods is located at 810 East Washington Avenue in downtown Madison.
Phone: (608) 283-9987
Hours: Monday-Saturday: 7:30am-11pm Sunday: 8am-7pm
Shop the pig. the next bakery on our Southern Wisconsin round-up is Piggly Wiggly grocery store in downtown Edgerton. The Pig is a great source for Irish Soda Bread over the years. The bakery/deli makes the bread in house by customer request. Piggly Wiggly needs a 24 hour notice for any bread quantity. The Pig's soda bread is priced at the market rate of $4.99.
The store is located 1211 North Main Street, Edgerton.
Phone Number: (608) 884-4277. Hours: Sunday 7:00 am - 8:00 pm Monday 7:00 am - 8:00 pm Tuesday 7:00 am - 8:00 pm .
Bon Ton Bakery in downtown Jefferson is the next bakery on our Southern Wisconsin Irish Soda Bread A long local favorite for over 75 years Bon Ton Bakery is family owned and worth a trip. offer. "We actually use currants in ours, in round pan and bake it. One week before Saint, Patrick's Day, I start making them Tuesday before St. Pats," says co-owner Jessica Punzel. Jessica along with her husband Josh, and John and Cindy Radtke are fifth generation owners of the shop started by their grandfather. According to Jessica they bake 40 loaves only so get in early before they sell out. You can order over the phone or in person. "We have been making the bread at least 80 years," says Punzel, her grandfather being the original baker.
Family owned since 2047, Bon Ton Bakery is located at 115 E Racine St. Jefferson. Phone (920) 674-3262.
Hours: Mon - Closed, Tue - 5:30 am - 2:30 pm, Wed - 5:30 am - 2:30 pm, Thu - 5:30 am - 2:30 pm, Fri - 5:30 am - 2:30 pm, Sat - 5:30 am - 2:00 pm, Sun - Closed .
(Photos courtesy of Sweet Spot Bakehouse)
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