School: An Cheapach, Askeaton
- Location:
- Cappagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Henry Mulligan
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- The bread used in former years, was generally plain cakes, with the exception of a currant cake, during the celebration of Christmas, and Easter, and a pan cake, on Shrove Tuesday night. The various kinds of plain bread, were, potato cakes, and oatmeal cakes. The ingredients, used in making them were, potatoes, flour, salt, bread soda, yeast, and oatmeal. The most common liquid used in kneading, was water. Stampy bread, was made by grating a raw potato, and mixing it with flour, and a egg.Some people used to bake daily, and others weekly. A very old custom, which still remains is, putting the sign of the cross on the cake. Some say it is the purpose of baking it evenly, it is done, and others(continues on next page)
