School: Forgney, Ballymahon (roll number 860)
- Location:
- Forgney, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Mrs B. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 325
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- XML “Flummery”
- XML “Rasp Dumplings”
- XML “Boxty Pancakes”
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- Flummery was a commonly used food in this district some eighty years ago. A quantity of oatmeal was steeped in cold water for some hours. Plenty of water was necessary. The water, which contained a big proportion of the oaten flour, was then strained off and boiled till it thickened. Sugar to taste was added. The resulting dish was similar to cooked cornflour, but that it was darker in colour, coarser to the palate and much more sustaining.
- (continued from previous page)sifted over them.
- These were made of the same ingredients, reduced to a liquid state by the addition of fresh milk. The mixture was poured on to a hot buttered pan, and cooked like pancakes.
- Collector
- B. Toole
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Forgney, Co. Longford
