School: Raharney (C.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs. Conway
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- (continued from previous page)potatoes and grating them. Then they are put into a cloth and squeezed and starch is made from the juice. Salt and flour are added to the grated potatoes. It is wet with lukewarm water made into a dough kneaded and put on griddle to bake Flummery bread is made by putting flour, bread soda and salt into a basin It is wet with flummery instead of buttermilk. Flummery is made from steeped oaten meal and oaten meal seeds. They are left steeping for 5 or 6 days.When it is baked it is of a light brown colour. Potato bread is made from peeled boiled potatoes, flour, and salt. The potatoes are mashed and the flour, and salt are added. They are mixed to a stiff dough, rolled out, cut in squares, and baked on a griddle. On special occasions pancakes were made with wheaten or oaten meal, and bread(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Dargan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Ratrass, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Fullam
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 77
- Address
- Wardenstown, Co. Westmeath
