School: Tappa (roll number 10451)

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1. Oat Cake (continued)

   

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   harder than they do now. There being no machinery not even a sythe. They always carried a portion of the cake in their pockets and ate a piece now and again. Oat cake is made by mixing water or new milk and kneading until it is form. Is is then put in the oven and baked. In old times it was baked before the fire on a grid iron a fixture made for the purpose of baking it.

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2. Folklore

   

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   Shirts are still made in the home and in many houses there are spinning wheels. Tailors do not always work at home. It is mostly women that make shirts.

   

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3. Old Sayings

   

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   There (are) were a lot of sayings long ago. Some of them were, An excuse is nearer to a woman than her own apron. A poor man has always a big family. An empty stomach is a heavy load. There is often a big smoke from a bad fire. A close mouth is a sign of a wise head. The devil is said to be fond of his own. A nod

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