Survey of English Dialects recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire

Description

[Side 1] Conversation between Haigh, his daughter and Herbert about Christmas, description of traditional welcome given to outsiders, discussion of recipe for 'parkin' [= type of gingerbread cake] and ingredients incl. 'flod' [= mixture of oatmeal and treacle], brief reference to 'moggin' [= parkin made with yeast]. [Side 2] Haigh, his daughter and Herbert continue discussion of parkin, talk about Haigh's father having to 'piecen' [= rejoin broken threads in spinning mill] from age of six and eating porridge made from meal, water and treacle. Note: Recording date 1951-09 noted by ear, 1951-11-06 written on lacquer disc label.

Metadata

Identifier k2gkmllc
IRN 726697
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/D/2/D320
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/k2gkmllc
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales)
Creator(s) Dyson, B Ronald
Date Sep 1951
Size and Medium [Side 1] 03 min. 56 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 31 sec.

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