Diet in Killin before the First World War.
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Original Track ID
SA1964.15.A13
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Summary
Diet in Killin before the First World War.
When Bill Walker was young, Scotch broth and mutton were favourites. A whole sheep could be bought in the market in 1914 for 4/6d [four shillings and sixpence]. They had porridge every morning. Farmers took their oats to the mill and got the meal back, but flour had to be bought in the shops. Bill's aunt, who brought him up, made oatcakes, potato scones, and girdle scones. Herring came in on the railway and was taken round by a cadger with a horse and cart. The herring was from Loch Fyne, and was twice the size then. Occasionally there was venison. The shooting tenant at Glen Lochy took 60 stags a year, and distributed venison and tea to his tenants so that they would not poach. He was a very generous man, and a Jew. Bill's family kept a pig and a cow, and grew vegetables and fodder. Everyone had a vegetable garden. They grew cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts and turnips.
Recording Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Killin
Village/Place - Killin
Item Location
County - Perthshire
Language
English
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Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good