Word Origin & History. regimen mid-15c., act of governing, from O.Fr. regimen (14c.), from L. regimen rule, guidance, government, from regere to rule (see regal). Medical sense of course of diet, exercise, etc. for sake of health first recorded late 15c.
Soda bread. Soda bread (Irish: arÃ¡n sÃ³ide, Scots: fardel, Serbian: Äesnica / ÑÐµÑÐ½Ð¸ÑÐ°) is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate (otherwise known as baking soda) is used as a leavening agent instead of the traditional yeast.
I n the United States, Irish soda bread generally means a somewhat sweet white bread made with eggs and butter and studded with raisins and caraway seedsthe soda in the name comes from the baking soda (or bread soda in Ireland) used to leaven it instead of yeast and kneading. Here's the traditional Irish soda breadjust flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, and optional caraway seeds. 2  For traditional brown soda bread, substitute whole-wheat flour for part, or all, of the all-purpose flour called for in the recipe. 3  Irish Soda Bread with Raisins and Caraway.