School: Lios na mBroc (roll number 11453)
- Location:
- Lisnamrock, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0562, Page 279
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- 279About eighty years ago starch was made in this district from potatoes.
The potatoes were grated and placed on a strainer, under which was placed a vessel in which the juice was collected.
When all the juice was pressed out of the grated potatoes, it was allowed to remain in the vessel until it solidified. Water was then poured in, the contents stirred, and again allowed to settle. After some time the water was poured off, fresh water again added, the contents stirred, again allowed to settle and again poured off and so on until the starch was thoroughly bleached.
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