School: Kilavoggy (roll number 2178)
- Location:
- Killavoggy, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán de Faoite
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0202, Page 057
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The ingredients used in boxty-bread are raw potatoes and boiled potatoes, salt, and a little flour. First they were boiled in a pot and then they were peeled and mashed. Then the raw potatoes were peeled and grated in a basin with a grater. Then they were squeezed in a boxty-bag and the water all taken from them. They were then mixed with the mashed ones and kneaded to a dough. The salt was added in the kneading and also the flour. It was then flattened out in cakes about half inch thick and baked in a greased oven. Potato-cake was made with boiled potatoes peeled and mashed some salt and flour and carrawayseed was then added. It to was mixed to a dough and flattened into cakes of the same thickness. Then(continues on next page)
