School: Fuerty (roll number 16162)

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1. The Potato Crop (continued)

   

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   grated some potatoes into a bucket of water. After leaving them to set for a few days they were strained through a muslin cloth and the thick fluid that remained in the bottom was used as starch.

   

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2. A Funny Story

   

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   A Funny Story. A man and his wife were at a dance one night. The man accidentally tore his trousers, and the wife remembering that she had a needle and thread in her bag, brought him into a room to mend it. He had just divested himself of his nether garments, and the wife was proceeding to sew the tear, when they heard voices outside. The wife on seeing

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brian Coyne

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Fuerty, Co. Roscommon