`She who put beam in moon and sun, She who put food in ear and herd, She who put fish in stream and sea, Hasten the butter up to me! Pray Bridgit, see my children yonder, Waiting for buttered bannocks, white and yellow` -- Traditional Celtic Butter Prayer Savory Chestnut Soup with warm Soda Bread ... tangy Lemon Curd and Burnt Sugar Cake ... the wholesome goodness of simple food lovingly prepared. Joanne Asala has collected treasured recipes like these from kitchens throughout Wales, Cornwall, Ireland, Scotland, and England -- and has leavened them with homegrown folklore to create a uniquely Celtic feast. Like a well-stocked larder, Celtic Folklore Cooking offers plenty of tempting choices for daily meals or special celebrations. Pick from more than 200 tasty traditional dishes, all nestled among colorful food-related proverbs, poems, tales, customs, and other nuggets of folk wisdom. Each recipe lists ancient and modern holidays associated with the dish so you can select the perfect fare to complement the season. Mushroom and Scallop Pie Heather Wine ? Pratie Oaten ? Beestings Pancakes * Hot Cross Buns ? Figgy Pudding ? Boxty on the Griddle ? Barm Brack ? Sweet Scones ? Oatmeal Herb Pottage ? Scotch Eggs ? Buttermilk Cheese ? Colcannon ? Cockle Soup ? Atholl Brose * Flower Pudding ? Scotch Collops with Cream ? Flummery * Seedy Cake ? Mead Celtic Folklore Cooking is a delightful food and folklore companion for anyone drawn to traditional Celtic ways. Joanne Asala (Chicago, IL) gathered these traditional Celtic recipes from pubs, family kitchens, hotels, bed and breakfasts, and restaurants during her travels throughout Ireland and Britain. She is the author of more than 25 books on folklore, fairy tales, cooking, and folk customs.