blubber soap

blubber n BLUBBER SOAP: Women in the Elliston area in the early days of settlement used to make their own soap. Cod livers were rotted and the resulting oil was boiled along with wood ashes to make what they referred to as "blubber soap". This was very soft in the centre but it could be fo...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/12248 2023-12-31T10:19:08+01:00 blubber soap 1971/10/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12248 eng eng B Hilda Murray, 70-21/65 Elliston (Maberly) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4462 B_4462_blubber n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12248 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z blubber n BLUBBER SOAP: Women in the Elliston area in the early days of settlement used to make their own soap. Cod livers were rotted and the resulting oil was boiled along with wood ashes to make what they referred to as "blubber soap". This was very soft in the centre but it could be formed into cakes which would harden a little on the outside. . . . See cited quotation. JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
blubber soap
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description blubber n BLUBBER SOAP: Women in the Elliston area in the early days of settlement used to make their own soap. Cod livers were rotted and the resulting oil was boiled along with wood ashes to make what they referred to as "blubber soap". This was very soft in the centre but it could be formed into cakes which would harden a little on the outside. . . . See cited quotation. JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Not used
format Manuscript
title blubber soap
title_short blubber soap
title_full blubber soap
title_fullStr blubber soap
title_full_unstemmed blubber soap
title_sort blubber soap
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12248
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
Hilda Murray, 70-21/65
Elliston (Maberly)
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
4462
B_4462_blubber n
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