School: Crosskeys
- Location:
- Cross Keys, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Thomas Greene
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- (continued from previous page)Boxty Bread
Boxty was another very healthy food of long ago. It is very rare now-a-days, and very few girls know how to make it. To make boxty raw potatoes are grated on the potatoe grater. They are then put on the "potatoe" or "boxty bag" and all the water is squeezed out of them. They are then put out on the table and mixed with flour, salt and buttermilk. When it is mixed well it is put on the fire to cook. It takes generally an hour to cook. When it is cooked it is left to cool. When it is going to be eaten it is cut into "farls" like the potatoe cake. Sometimes boxty is made into dumplings, and boiled in a pot.
Oaten-Bread
Oaten-bread is another very rare food now-a-days. It should be made oftener than it is, as it is very good for children. It is generally made in the following way:- Some oaten meal is put in a bowl. It is then mixed with some salt and boiling water into a dough. It is then flattened out and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kevin Greene
- Gender
- Male
