School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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- (continued from previous page)cake so that the crust might not fall off. If it was not cut on it the crust would fall off when baked. The vessels in which bread used to be made were called pot-ovens.
Oat-meal bread was often baked in front of the fire standing against a support. A brick was used for the purpose. Griddle bread was sometimes made. - Oaten, wheaten, rye, and potato bread were eaten in olden times.
Bread was made from wheat and oats grown locally.
Oaten bread was made with oaten meal and a pinch of salt. Water was used for kneading. Potato bread was made from boiled potatoes, peeled, bruised, and mixed with flour and a pinch of salt, cut in quarters, and baked on the pan.
Sometimes, on a certain day of the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rose Marshall
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Marshall
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath