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- Guernseymuseum
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- Mr Ray Caradeuc interviewed by Margaret Le Cras
- Location of story:Ìý
- Guernsey
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
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- A5735522
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- 14 September 2005
Mr Ray Caradeuc interviewed by Margaret Le Cras
Transcribers note : Transcription difficult at times because interviewer was nearer the microphone and her interjections sometimes upstage Mr Le Caradeuc, who is rather faint. Where the interviewer’s comments are relevant they have been transcribed in full.
Ray Caradeuc. We made salt.
I………. Ah. From water, from sea water, boiled it.
Ray Caradeuc. To nothing. And we had salty water. And we cut vergees of thorns, hampers, caw your hands. I mean if [ ]
I………. What did you do with the blackthorn? Just to burn it?
Ray Caradeuc. Yes. To burn it under the cover. We used to be all day long feeding it.
I………. So then you sold the salt, did you?
Ray Caradeuc. Yes, I think to their friends.
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