School: Curratavy
- Location:
- Corr an tSamhaidh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: E. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 123
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- (continued from previous page)Then she gets the basin; puts flour into it, throws soda into it and mixes all well together. Then she wets the flour and mixes again. When as well mixed as it wouldn’t fall from other, she shakes a few grains of flour around in the hot oven to prevent the cake sticking to it. Coals are placed on the lid to bake overhead.Pancakes are made specially for Shrove Tuesday. Long ago it was thought lucky to wet the pancakes with the third milking of a goat after kidding. Here is a story told about this. Two girls were making pancakes Shrove Tuesday morning. When they had the pancakes made, there was some flour left in the bowl. But there wasn’t enough to make a full cake. In the end one of the girls said: “I will make a small one of it if you turn it” They settled upon doing this
She made the cake, and put it to bake on the pan. When the time came to turn it, the one who made it told the other to turn it. The other obeyed. When she had the knife under it, the cake began to move about, and she heard the words
Bonnacts on the grifddle
Pancakes on the pan(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Róise Ní Samhrain
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corneenflynn, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- James Mc Govern
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corneenflynn, Co. an Chabháin
