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School: Tullyvin

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Tullyvin, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Feeney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 346

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 346

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    it was spread and put in an oven which was covered by burning pieces of sticks or turf.
    Indian-meal-bread:- This was made by mixing indian meal and flour in the proportion of two handfuls of indian meal, to one of flour. Then it was mixed and baked in a similar way as the wheaten meal bread.
    Oaten-meal-bread:- This was baked on the griddle in front of a glowing turf fire. The quantity of oatmeal required was put out on a clean board or table and mixed to a stiff dough with lukewarm water. It was then rolled out very thin. Then the hearth was scrubbed clean and the cake was set before the fire until baked to a golden brown colour. It was also baked on a griddle.
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    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
    Philomena B. Fox
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corgreagh, Co. Cavan