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Margaret McNally
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    My mother told me that she saw the old people make starch from the potatoes. When they made boxty or rasp they used leave the starchy substance in the bottom of the vessel leave it there to dry. Then they used to put it in the clothes but it gives a yellow tinge to the clothes.
    When a bottle is very dirty people slice up a potato and put it into a bottle with a little water and this makes it very clean
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Modranstown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Christy Kelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Modranstown, Co. Westmeath