For the French, breakfast might be only a glass of jus d'orange, a croissant and a cup of café au lait. For the Irish, breakfast means a serious break of the overnight fast, and to prove their seriousness, they indulge themselves in a full meal. This typically means fruit juice followed by hot or cold cereal, and then a big grill or fry of rashers (strips of bacon), sausages and an egg or two, garnished with slices of tomato and served with toast and plenty of soda bread lashed with butter and accompanied by a pot of strong tea. Some details of the traditional breakfast:

ORANGE JUICE
Though oranges are not native to Ireland, we've become very partial to them. Fixing fresh orange juice is simple.

Serves:	1
Ingredients:	1-2 large oranges
	2 teaspoons sugar (optional)

Method: Cut the orange in half. Using an orange squeezer, squeeze out the orange juice. Strain juice into a glass. Add sugar if desired. Chill and serve.

More.

From The Irish Country Kitchen by Mary Kinsella. Click here for more information on the book.

Further reading:
A Little Irish Cookbook by John Murphy. Click here for more information.

Click here A Little Irish Cookbook to buy the book from Amazon.com or here to buy the Appletree Press book from Amazon.co.uk. For more information of the Appletree Press title, click on: A Little Irish Cookbook.

Also from Appletree: A Little Book of Irish Baking. Click here to buy from Amazon.com, or here, for more information

And: The Irish Kitchen. Click here to buy from Amazon.com, here to get it from Amazon.co.uk, or here, for more information.

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