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1. Kinds of Bread - Cross on Cake (continued)

   

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   legs, placed on top of the five on which a griddle or bastable was placed to cook. Griddle bread was mostly used in the district. Cakes were also made in pans, which were called pan-cakes for St Brigid's night. Sweet-cakes were made at Christmas. they were made of currants, raisins, caraway-seeds, barm and butter. This is done in many houses of to-day. Querns A quern was like a little table with four timber legs. A part of the table made for holding the grain. There was two rollers in front, with a handle attached to it.

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2. Querns

   

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   Put the grain into the part of the table for holding grain. Keep one hand on the handle and the other pushing in the grain. Place a vessel under the roller to hold the grain which comes out crushed. The crushed grain should be put in several times until flour is made.
   {From. Mrs Katherine Landers, Skeneenarinky, age 47yrs (Par. Ballyporeen)}
   (Nee. Katherine Cleary do.)

   

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