Ice House The gentry class sometimes had a cold store or ice-house for preserving food. Ice was collected in winter from frozen ponds and placed ...
Smoking Food Wide chimneys were sometimes used to smoke meat. This was a common practice among prosperous farmers.
Poteen Still Illegal whiskey, or poteen, was made in many remote areas. The main piece of equipment in the production process was the still. Poteen ...
Serving Potatoes This 1822 description shows how a family set about eating the main meal of the day.
Boiling Potatoes By the end of the 18th century most poor families were dependent on potatoes. These were boiled over the open fire and served with ...
Dutch Oven A Dutch oven had burning turf below the baking bread and then was covered by hot turf. This had the same effect as an oven.
Oatcake Oatcake was popular in Ulster. It was dried in front of the open fire on a hardening stand. Oatcake could be kept for weeks before ...
Porridge In Ulster porridge made from oatmeal was frequently eaten for breakfast. Nearly everyone could afford the oatmeal.
Open Hearth Most people cooked over an open turf fire. The pots were hooked onto a metal crane.
