Film Number |
5117 |
Title |
OLD ENGLISH CRAFTS; OAT CAKES MADE BY THE SLATER FAMILY |
Producer |
Sam Hanna |
Date |
*1968-70 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound (sep) |
Running Time |
8 mins 16 secs |
Description |
Film showing the process of oat cake making as practised by Mr and Mrs Slater from Preston. After shots of oat fields, a water wheel and a cottage, the film moves to a cottage bakery where Mrs Slater mixes batter. There are shots of the cooking process, in which Mr Slater is seen using a throwing machine that flips the batter onto a hot backstone which cooks the oval-shaped oat cakes. The cakes are turned with a knife then removed from the stone and placed on a cooling rack. The film ends with Edith Hanna preparing and serving oat cakes to three children. |
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