School: Kilmuckridge
- Location:
- Cill Mhucraise, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: L. Mac Donnell
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- Mushrooms
To know if mushrooms are good or safe to use - Put in a piece of silver while they are being cooked and if it turns black they are poisonous.
Eggs
To test for staleness. "melt down" or dissolve 2ozs salt in one pint of water. Fresh laid eggs will descend to bottom
Stale eggs will rise in proportion to freshness or staleness.Sugar
To test for impurities .
Burn a little in a spoon
Pure sugar burns entirely away.
If impure, some ash will remain.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mrs Doran
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Baile Adaim, Co. Loch Garman