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   Scoic nó shearins When the farmer brought the meal home from the mill he also brought some seeds which remained after the grinding of the oats. These seeds were used in making sgoich or shearins as it was called. It was made as follow:- The seeds were stepped in a crock of cold water and left steeping until the liquid was sour. It was then strained. This was done by putting straw on the top of the crock which acted as a strainer and allowed the liquid to pass through. This juice was used with porridge instead of milk and also for making cakes when milk was scarce. Súgog? For this food a small thick slice of bacon was required. It was treated in the following manner:- At first the tongs was thoroughly cleaned and put into the centre of a good fire, when it was red hot the bacon was

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   Topics

   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Angela Mannion

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lissacarha, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Patrick Mannion

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lissacarha, Co. Galway