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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 070

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    Recipe:
    Get a half-dozen large sized potatoes. Wash and dry them well. Grate them into a basin. A grater is a long oval shaped piece of tin with several little holes in it. The front of the grater is very coarse.
    Method:
    Catch the grater in one hand and the potatoe in the other. Rub the potatoe on the grater until it is a soft mass like froth. Put the grated potatoes into a muslin bag and squeeze the water out of them. You then mix the dry part with a little flour, salt and soda. Grease a pan and cut the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Killeen
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo