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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 170

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    jam making. Also making of cider and gin and other home brewed ales.
    The children gathered sloes and alder berries in large baskets and these were washed and put in a sunny place to dry. Then they were soaked in black sugar for a few hours and then put into a preserving pan to simmer away till a dark ruby colour. They were then put into muslin bag and left drain overnight into a large jar and last of all put into bottles, corked and sealed and stored away till wanted for use.
    They seldom had
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pauline Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Kate Houlihan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    93
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick