School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)
- Location:
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0780, Page 333
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- XML “Bread - Boxty Bread”
- XML “Bread - Potato Cakes”
- XML “Bread - Griddle Cakes”
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- We grate about three raw potatoes, about two cups of flour, and teaspoonful of baking soda - and salt to taste.
Then we mix to a batter with new milk until it falls off the spoon. We turn into a greased pan & bake until set. Then turn on other side.
Red grioshack may be put on the hearth, and the cake put on a griddle to bake.
- Collector
- Patsy Dix
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs O' Donaghhue
- Gender
- Female
- Grate potatoes and mix them with flour and salt. If they need wetting - wet them with a drop of new milk. Then roll out the dough and cut it in slices, and fry until its a nice crisp brown, then serve with butter.
- The way in which my granny makes Griddle Cake is :- She mixes flour,a grain of salt, and soda together. Then she wets these with buttermilk, and makes it into a dough which has to be kneaded. A cross is not put on top of it.
The cross is put on the cake in order to help it to rise, and when a cake that is made in a baker(continues on next page)
