School: Loughill
- Location:
- Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Eibhlis Ní Mhathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 166
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- This is how boxty is made in this district. Get about a dozen raw potatoes and peel them. Then get a grater and grate them. Add about the same amount of boiled potatoes and half a cup of water, and mix well. Then pour the mixture from one basin to another through a light cloth. Then put in a cloth and ring out all the water possible. Out into a basin again and add salt and some flour if necessary. Flatten with a pounder and cut in four. Heat plenty of butter in a pan and fry boxty till brown.
- The water that is drained from the potatoes is allowed to set in a basin for a day the water is poured off and the residue is kept for starch.
