School: Anach (roll number 13630)
- Location:
- Annagh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean Uí Bhanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 423
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- (continued from previous page)was “oaten bread” and “Potato cake” and the fanciest cake was “boxty”This is made with raw potatoes grated very finely and mixed with a little flour and afterwards baked on the pan. There was another fancy cake eaten too. This had not a fancy name. This was baked when the flour came out first. It was a batter of flour, milk, soda and cream of tarter. This was called “Slap-Jack.”The time is not known when tea first came to the district but the people did not know how to use it. It was often brewed for a half hour and was drunk so strong that it stained the mug a deep brown. There was a station in a certain house and it was the first time tea was used. The woman put a big fistful of tea and water on the tea-pot and gave it a good boil. Then she strained off the water and put the tea-leaves on(continues on next page)
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- Norah Davey
- Gender
- Female
