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School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)

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Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 070

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    Potato Bread
    One of the ways to make potato cake was as follows: Some good potatoes were boiled and when cooked, the ones that looked most 'floury' were peeled. They were bruised and mixed well with some flour. Some butter-milk was added and then the mixture was well kneaded. It was made rather stiff.
    When it was ready for baking, the top of the cake was marked in squares. It was baked on the griddle over the open fire (Those who make it now, bake it in an oven pot, covering the lid with the red coals which they call "greesha")
    The potato cake was cut in squares when it was baked and these squares were split in the middle. They were then fried with bacon on the pan and made a nice hot meal.
    Information from: Thomas Duffy (Snr.)
    Wilkinstown.
    Dolours Sheridan
    Wilkinstown.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dolours Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wilkinstown, Co. Meath