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1. Old-Time Bread-Making

   

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   Old-time bread-making.
   In his locality, the bread which we eat to-day, differs greatly from that eaten by our forefathers of old. Sometimes we wonder how these "old-timers" digested the bread made at that time, as the ingredients used, would not, if used at the present time, make a very appetising dish; and yet, from various reports, we find that people of that time were, by far, healthier than the people of to-day.
   The various kinds of bread made in this district in olden times, were, fadge, pancakes, hot-cross-buns, and oatmeal bread.
   Fadge was a class of bread made chiefly from mashed potatoes, or "poundies" as they were locally called. The other ingredients used were, a pinch of salt, some baking soda, and a little flour to enable the mixture to stick together. These were mixed with a spoon, so that the baking-soda and salt would be equally put through it. Some milk (but sometimes water) was then poured into

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie M. Harrigan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Quigley's Point, Co. Donegal