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School: Mayne (roll number 12433)

Location:
Mayne, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Margaret Percival
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0720, Page 090

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    Some time ago the peple had many different methods of baking bread to nowadays. They had two flat stones one each side of the fire which they heated by putting the fire on to one of them. When the stone was heated they removed the coals. Then they put the dough on the hot stone. They would then they put the dough on the hot stone. They would then heat the opposite stone and when the first stone was cold they turned the dough on the other hot stone and so on until the bread was baked. They made oatmeal bread which they baked on a griddle at the front
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Walker
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bawn, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Walker
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Bawn, Co. Cavan