School: Boher (roll number 9409)
- Location:
- Bracknahevla, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Kavanagh
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Boxty Bread:- or "Rasp"
Ingredients: 6 or 8 large potatoes,
4 ozs flour, salt & milk.
Method: Peel and grate the potatoes finely. Then squeeze and free from muslin cloth. Put the potatoes in a basin. Add flour, salt and sufficent milk to make a batter. Fry as pancakes on well greased pan or griddle and serve hot with fresh butter.
- Sowens made from milled seeds of oats.
Put about a quarter stone of millseeds into a crock, add about a pound of(continues on next page)
