Posted by: hearttohearthcookery | January 27, 2025
Slabhraidh, Pot, and Girdle
The outside hearth for the peats was made to be similar to the hearth in a Scottish blackhouse by the use of a slabhraidh (iron chain) that could be looped up or let to hang straight down close to the fire as the cooking process demanded. Whether the chain was thick or thin gave a indication of a person’s financial status as iron had to be purchased and it was a luxury. Hanging from the iron chain is a barred girdle for the bannocks and the always necessary iron pot.
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