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    Food in Olden Times
    In olden times people had three meals a day. They got their breakfast at sunrise, their dinner at noon and they supper at the sunset. They used to do all their morning work before they got their breakfast.
    The breakfast consisted of porridge and new milk. The dinner always was potatoes and cabbage and home cured bacon. The supper also was porridge and new milk. The people used to sit around the fire with their porridge bowls on their knees. The table was always placed against the wall when not in use.
    Oaten and wheaten bread were eaten. Meat was eaten once a day. Some fresh
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Hayes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    George Wallace
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62