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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 160

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    long. You round the tin and tack it to the sides of the board. But be careful to leave the rough side out side. When you get the potatoes and wash them clean you get a baisin you get the grater and keep rubbing the potatoes on the rough side outside and the pulp falls off the boards in to the baisin.
    So you keep grating away until you leave enough for making some cakes. Then get the a cloth like or a coarse towel and put it into it and squeeze the water out of it. Take it then and mix some flour with it.
    Then roll it out and put it on the gridiron. When it was baked it is taken up and left on a plate, and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo