Lon Ty'n Gerddi lane
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Lon Ty'n Gerddi lane
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 24 Jan 2011
In the 1950s I used to walk along this lane every Saturday morning to collect a gallon of buttermilk from Mrs Evans, Ty'n Gerddi. At dinner time the buttermilk was added in copious quantities to mashed potatoes (to make a dish called "Tatws Laeth"). It would also be added to boiling water and black treacle and used as a medicine, known as "posal", to fight or ward off colds and flu. Then a gallon of buttermilk would cost one half penny. I see that buttermilk mashed potatoes has nowadays been discovered by London-based foodies and is recommended in fashionable magazines as part of a healthy diet.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.145683
Longitude
-4.115627