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School: Cullies

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Cullies, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1014, Page 089

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    The bread was made in former times from wheat and oaten-meal. There was also bread made from potatoes. This bread was called potatoe bread and boxty.
    The potatoes bread is made by mashing the potatoes up fine. Then the ingredience are added. The ingredience consist of flour and salt. When this is mixed together it is lolled out and spread on the pan. After some time it is turned to cook the other side. When it is finished cooking it is taken off the pan. It is usually eaten while hot.
    The boxty bread is made by grating raw potatoes and squeezing them through a fine cloth. The potatoes are then mixed with some cooked potatoes and flour and salt. Then it is put in an oven and cooked.
    The oaten bread is made by mixing the oaten meal
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Monica Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumamuck Glebe, Co. Cavan