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Barley
was dried on a hot hearth or a stone heated over a turf fire, and then ground
in a quern (handmill) or a millstone made of granite.
But in 1647, Lord Derby, whose family owned the Island, ordered
the destruction of all handmills, so that the people would be forced to use the
Lord's mills.
3/4 lb.
Barleymeal
1/4 lb. Plain
Flour
2 oz. Lard or
Margarine
1 Small Teaspoon of Baking
Powder
1 Small Teaspoon of Cream
of Tartar
1 Small Teaspoon of
Salt
1/2 Pint of
Buttermilk
Put barleymeal, flour and
salt in a bowl and rub in the fat. Mix baking powder and cream of tartar with
the buttermilk. Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients and mix to a soft
dough.
Shape into two or three loaves and bake
in a moderate oven for an hour.
To make sweet
loaves add currants to the mixture and sprinkle the loaves with
sugar.
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