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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1979

Page

15

St Patrick's Day Tales From Granny In Cedar Rapids

Granny Mary Ellen Claffey and the Keegan family reminisce about Ireland as St Patrick’s Day nears. From early morning church to parades and hospitality, they recall shamrock customs, Irish foods, and homeland pride, with notes on emigration, Irish industry, and welcoming tea-soaked hospitality.

Mary Ellen Claffey Granny Reuben Keegan Cottage Grove Meadows Keegans Ireland Galway St. Patrick’s Day Cedar Rapids St. Patrick’s Kay Keegan St. Patrick Patrick Britain France Dublin Great Britain Waterford Donegal Emerald Isle Emmett Andrew Patrick Tara

Blarney Beef Pot Roast Recipe

Instructions for a 3 to 5 pound boneless beef chuck eye roast with potatoes and leeks. Step by step: dredge, brown, add water bouillon thyme and cook long, add vegetables, then thicken gravy with reserved flour and finish with parsley.

Irish Soda Bread Recipe Summary Card

A traditional Irish soda bread combines 3 cups flour 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1½ cups dried currants 1 teaspoon caraway seed with 1½ cups buttermilk. Mix dry ingredients, add currants and caraway, stir in buttermilk until moistened. Bake in greased pan at 350 for about 40 minutes. Cool before slicing.

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