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School: Glascorn (roll number 16615)

Location:
Glascarn, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Hope
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 304

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 304

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    all are well mixed together the mixture is fried on the pan in butter or grease. When it is brown on one side it is turned over and when both sides are brown it is baked. Boxty-bread is about a quarter of an inch thick when it is made.
    Bread was made every day in olden times. A cross was put on top of the cake when made. Some say the cross prevents the crust from breaking while others say it is put on the bread in honour of the Cross on which Our Lord died.
    A pot-oven was the name given to the vessel in which the bread was baked. Oaten-bread was sometimes baked in front of the fire. A three-cornered piece of iron was used as a support for the oaten-bread and it was called a "stand." Griddle-bread was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Keeffe
    Gender
    Female