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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 226

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    we make it. First we get a basin with about a dozen of raw potatoes, and rasp them into another basin by means of a grater. When all the potatoes are rasped, flour, soda, and salt, are mixed with them. All are made into batter and put on a pan to bake. It takes each cake of rasp about fifteen minutes to bake. When it is baked it is put on a plate, and kept warm until it is going to be eaten.
    Potato Cake is also very common in our locality. This is made by getting some boiled potatoes and blending them until they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tirlickeen, Co. Longford