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.
A little soda bread history. Irish baking over the centuries has been affected by two main factors. The first is our climate. The influence of the Gulf Stream prevents either great heat in the summer or cold in the winter.