School: Danescastle
- Location:
- Danescastle, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Loinghsigh
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- Potatoes were mashed after boiling and mixed with equal quantities of flour. It was kneaded and then baked on a griddle. Butter was usually mixed with it.Oat-meal cake was baked in the same manner as wheaten cake.Sticks, Straw or bushes as well as dried Cow-manure or horse manure were used for bakingDried bean-stalks were much used when bean growing was extensively practised in this County.Bread was baked about twice a week as it was regarded as more economical and healthier than freshly baked breadA Cross was cut on cake to Keep Crust from rising.
A Griddle was a flat pan without an edgeThe Crust of Cake was hardened by Standing it against fire Supported by a block of wood.
This produced a grand crisp crust- Informant
- Mrs J. Culleton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Carrick, Co. Wexford