FROM 1870 - 1914 > FOOD & COOKING               1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40               Cocoa Better off families were keen to try out new drinks which came to the market. Cocoa became very popular and was regarded as a treat by ...     Butter Churn This was the type of plunger churn commonly used in the early 20th century. The wooden plunger was moved in an up and down motion ...     Soda Farls     Condensed Milk For people living in towns condensed milk, which could be kept fresh more easily than fresh milk, was popular. It was diluted with ...     Ginger Ale In towns, lemonade and other soft drinks had become popular by the beginning of the 20th century. Both Cantrell and Cochrane and Ross’s ...     Guinness The famous Dublin brewer, Guinness, became one of Ireland’s great commercial success stories. Its dark – coloured stout had a distinct ...     Poteen Maker’s Kitchen This photograph of a poteen maker’s kitchen was taken in a rural area in Co. Sligo around the turn of the century. The bucket, the ...     Whiskey Jars Spirits such as whiskey were delivered to publicans in large crockery jars. These were sealed with a cork. As seen in these ...     Drawing Water Before mains water was supplied to houses, many farms had their own wells. However, if a small farmer did not have a well, he had to ...     Drying mackerel This photograph was taken on the Aran Islands, Co. Galway. Rows of mackerel are drying on the cottage’s thatched roof. This was a common ...     <>             1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40