School: Killymarley (roll number 15398)

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   pan, hot and well greased, pour in some of the batter, spreading with a spoon. When brown turn and bake till clear in the centre. Serve very hot with plenty of butter.
   Boiled boxty is made in the same way only not so much milk used and enough flour to form the boxty into dumplings. These are dropped into a pot of boiling water and boiled about half-an-hour, gently moving them with a stick so as to prevent them sticking to the pot and burning.
   Boxty loaf is made like dumplings only it is put into a pot over which has been well greased and baked on a turf fire with coals on the lid. Double the quantities should be used according to the size of the family. The dumplings were served hot with sugar and butter, or left till cold, cut and fried with bacon for breakfast. Boxty load is cut in slices when cold, and fried in bacon dripping also. Every Irish woman should know how to make boxty.

   

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   Topics

   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
         1. bread (~2,063)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Muriel Simpson

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Simpson

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killymarly, Co. Monaghan