School: Dundalk (Mercy Convent) (roll number 5387)

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1. Churning (continued)

   

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   and lid. Then cold water is poured into the churn and on the dash and lid in order to cool them. After that the milk is put into the churn.
   The dash is put standing in the milk and the lid is fitted on. Soon afterwards warm water is poured in.
   Farmer's wives know when the churning is finished when the dash is free from all traces of butter. The lid is taken off and the butter is gathered together with the dash. Then the hands are scalded and cooled. The butter is then lifted with the hands and it is put into what is known as the butter dish. This is also an oak vessel. It is round and hollow in the centre. This is also scalded then cooled. The butter is washed with clean cold water until the water runs clear. The butter is then put into lb. blocks ready for Monday's market.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. butter and churns (~3,280)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Hetty Cumiskey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Seatown, Co. Louth

   Informant

   Mr J. Carrison

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Edenappa, Co. Armagh