On soul cakes:
The custom of baking bread or soul cakes for "all crysten souls" was well established before the Reformation. This food was conventially distributed to all relatives and poor neighbors who offered to pay for the souls in purgatory, underscoring the belief that prayers and ritual practices could smooth or speed a soul's passage to heaven. This custom was likely revived or revamped by Catholics as a popular response to the elimination of All Souls' Day from the official religious calendar by the Protestants.
Does anyone have a good, traditional recipe for soul cakes? Let me know!
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