School: Cill Átha (roll number 9298)

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   small grain of bread - soda was added. The bread was made an hour before it was baked. When the cake was made it was cut into four parts and each part was called a cant. It could be baked in a brand - iron or it couild be also baked in front of the fire standing against a support.
   The rye bread was made with rye - meal and potatoes. The potatoes were boiled and peeled. Then they were ground with a grater and the potatoes and meal were mixed together. They rye-bread was baked in a griddle.
   Potato cake is made with white flour and potatoes. The potatoes are boiled and peeled. Then they are mashed up and the flour and a small pinch of salt are added. They are kneaded together and made into four or eight cants and baked in a pan or griddle. Long ago potato cake was made for Christmas Night.
   Boxty - bread was made from raw potatoes which were first

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Clarke

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   14

   Informant

   Mrs Clarke

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   73

   Address

   Killagh More, Co. Galway