School: Glascorn (roll number 16615)
- Location:
- Glascarn, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Hope
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- In olden times most of the bread used was made from oaten-meal which was made from the oats grown locally. Flour was not made locally but the wheat was sent to a flour-mill near Kilbeggan to be ground into flour.There were three different kinds of bread made in former times. They were potato-cake, boxty-bread and oaten-meal bread. These are still made but not as frequently as in olden times. The ingredients for boxty-bread are : - raw-potatoes, salt, pepper and flour. The potatoes are washed and peeled. Then they are rasped into a basin with a rasp, The flour, pepper and salt are added and the mixture is stirred well with a spoon. If it is too stiff a little milk is added. When(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary J. Keeffe
- Gender
- Female