Biadh is Deoch / Food and Drink

Informant(s)
Name
Catriona MacLeod
Age
approx. 80
Location
Harris, Ardvey
1. Na tràthan
2. Am biadh a bhidhte gabhail aig gach tràth
3. Dòighean air biadh a dheasachadh
4. Fuine
5. Deochan dhe gach seòrsa
brochanoatmeal and onion mixed with water.
deoch mhineadhmin chorca is uisge.
bròsbreakfast: oatmeal, hot water, butter, salt.
ceann gropachoatmeal and fish-liver.
stapagmin choirce is uachdar.
stiùraghot drink of oatmeal and hot water.
bròsbruich
brospea
càl-duilisgdulse cleaned and cooked in milk and butter.
[salting](salting butter –  essential to use ground sea-salt, butter then put into jars and cabbage leaf put on top) (salting eels – salting eels and then hanging out to dry) (salting meat – pickle not ready until a small potato could float) (salting cod, smallag, cuideag, saoithean)
[sornan](sornan – drying outside and would turn red, it had a sour taste)
[faochagan](faochagan – good for stomach)
6. Biadh no deoch a bhidhte deanamh gu sònraichte do luchd euslan
stiùragfor colds.
na duilleaganleaves (unspecified).
‘slàn-lus’soap [?] and sugar mixed with leaves and [sic].
[oatmeal](chewing oatmeal) (butter and oatmeal mixture – applied to injury of nail through foot)
[toothache](toothache – salt heated and placed in sock and held to cheek before going to sleep)
[nettle](nettle infusion – drunk for rheumatism)
[geir fèidh](geir fèidh - rubbed)
poca buidhemaodal an fhèidh.
mullachaganmade with animal fat, put in bowl, a mould.
mullachag càisemould of cheese.
àthawheat before hardened.
7. Nithean a bhiodh ann nuair a rachadh beathach a mharbhadh
(Cath M)
marag dhubhmaodal, blood, onions, oatmeal, flour and pepper.
snadhlemarag chorca, inside sheep just after killing.
raisiadean[?] raisins.
currachd a righ[?]
luagha
broillean[?] not used.
na glasan
slug an amadaina red ‘sporran’ attached to maodal.
tripemaodal cut up and cooked with onion.
feoil chruaidhmeat hung up to dry.
8. Faclan sam bith eile

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