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   Bread

   In olden times oat bread wheaten bread and boxty were the chief kinds of bread used. Querns were used in olden time to grind oats into meal and wheat into flour. Flour and wheat were used to make wheaten bread and oatmeal was used to make an oat cake. Grated potatoes were used to make boxty. Water was used for kneading oat bread. Newmilk was used for kneading flour bread. Usually on a Monday enough enough bread was baked for the whole week. The shape of a cross was cut on the bread to bring a blessing on all who ate the bread. The oven was usually used for making wheaten bread and the pan was used for baking flour bread and a pot was used for boiling boxty. The oat cake was baked in front of the fire on a griddle. The griddle was made of iron and was left standing in front of the fire. When anyone was going to America or Australia they brought oat bredd (sic) with them to

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   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
         1. bread (~2,063)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridie Luby

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumhart, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Pat Luby

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Loughnafin or Rockfield, Co. Cavan