Blessings
May you live all the days of your life, and 
May the saddest day of your future be no worse 
Than the happiest day of your past! 
Toasts
St. Patrick was a gentleman who through strategy and stealth drove all the snakes from Ireland here's a toasting to his health. But not too many toastings lest you loose yourself and then forget the good St. Patrick and see all those snakes again. 
Jokes
"Paddy," asked the barmaid, "what are those two bulges in the front of your  
 trousers?"  
 "Ah," said Paddy. "They're hand grenades. Next time that queer O'Flaherty comes feeling my balls, I'll blow his bloody fingers off!" 
 
 
 
 

 
Guinness Cake
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups Guinness
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups currants
  • 1 1/2 cups golden raisins
  • 3/4 cup mixed candied citrus peel
  • 5 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 eggs
Method

Butter and line a 9 inch cake pan with wax paper. 
Place the butter sugar and the Guinness in a pan and bring slowly to the boil stirring all the time until the sugar and butter have melted. 
Mix in the dried fruit and peel and bring mixture back to the boil.
Simmer for 5 minutes. 
Remove from heat and leave until cold. 
Sift flour spices and baking soda into a large mixing bowl, stir in cooled fruit mixture and beaten eggs turn into cake pan and bake in center of preheated oven- 325 degrees for 2 hours. 
Test with a skewer. 
When done cool in pan before turning out. 
 

                 
 
 

 

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