Not too buttery, not too dry, and a little oblong around the edges—just the way a good, authentic soda bread should be. Plus you'll get a few raisins and caraway seeds in every ripped-off hunk. Ladybird Bakery in Park Slope is selling them in three sizes through tomorrow. The small is $4.50 (enough for four thick slices), the medium is $5.50, and the large is $6, and about as big as my face.

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Ladybird Bakery

1112 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (b/n 11th and 12th Streets; map)
718-499-8108
ladybirdbakery.com