outdoor ovens

Babjak 1

20 (a) f peštà fùrn'ɛ əmə t'a fùrn'ɛ màlkə p'eš

into the oven. [Like] the outdoor oven, but this oven is small. It's a “pesh”,

21 (a) nè e gul’ɛ̀mə fùrn’ɛ gul'àmə sə vìkə na təko nə fùrn'ete

It's not the big oven. The big ones are called, you know – “furna”.

22 (a) gul'ɛ̀mətə fùrn'ɛ ə unuvà pò màlkə p'eš zbìra du

The big oven. But this one is smaller, the “pesh”. It takes up to …

Belica 2

146 (a) napàlim fùrn'ata vɤ̀nka sɤz dṛ̀va

and we heat up the wood oven outside.

147 (MM) à navɤ̀nka ti e fùrna

Ah, your oven is outside?

148 (a) emi furn'a e nagràdeno napàlim a sɤz dṛ̀va tùreni sa plòčki takìva

The oven is built up [outside], we heat it with wood. It’s got these tiles,

149 (a) kakvìto sà sɤgà tìa po po pɤ̀t'a kɤdèto gi rèdat

the kind that [you see] lined up along the road.

150 (a) takìva plòčki sə tùreni kato se napàli izmetème a isčìstim

Such tiles are put there. So when [the oven] is heated, we sweep it out, and clean out

151 (a) ot pèpel ot ə vɤ̀glene fṛ̀lim go tàm sɤs lop s ednɤ̀ lupàtə

the ash and coals, and then we toss [the bread] in there with a shovel,

152 (a) ta i tùšni go tàm tòj se opečè vàdim i edèm

and push it in there to bake. Then we take it out and eat it,

164 (MM) a tòj ne sè pečèše u fùrn'ata

Ah, you didn’t bake that in the [outdoor] oven?

165 (a) od gnìla tòj ne sè pečè edìn xlèp tòj ne sè pečè

... of clay. No, a single loaf of bread isn’t baked – it isn’t baked

166 (a) vɤf fùrn'a edìn xlèp napàlim pòdnica na ognìšteto

in the [outdoor] oven. [For] one loaf, we heat the dish at the hearth ...

182 (a) takà bèše i fùrnite kòj uš kàl napràil si fùrn'a

It was like that with ovens too. Whoever [had] mud would make himself an oven.

Dolno Draglište 3

4 (a) əmi jà fùrnədžìite ne sì li vidèl nà pekà

Haven’t you seen the outdoor oven tenders [who] bake it over there?

7 (a) də vuzìde tàm i lupàtətə mètəme f peštà

[to let them] rise, and then toss them in the oven with a peel.

8 (a) pèš mu vìka:me nìe nè fùrnə a peštà

We called it “pesh”. Not “furna” (outdoor oven) but “pesh” (home oven).

34 (a) soberè̝m se pet šès dùši upàlime fùrnətə

five or six of us gather together, and fire up the large communal oven,

35 (a) tam peštà i izmetèm jə mùšneme təvìte vɤ̀tre

the oven there. We sweep it out, and then shove the pans inside

36 (a) də se ispekà jàgnetàtə vèčer izvàdimè i gutòvi

so the lambs will roast. In the evening we take them out [when] ready,

Drabišna 1

84 (a) fùrnətə səjvànetu uttàm pruvəlìhme dùpkə tə teč'àš'e udɤ̀tə nədòlu

We bored a hole [by the] outdoor oven, the shed, and the water flowed down.

Eremija 3

46 (a) èe dòma si se mèsi si ìma fùrna domàšna fùrna

Ah, you knead it at home, there’s the outside oven, the oven of [our] house.

64 (a) na daskì kato gòri fùrnata ìzmeti ìščisti

on boards. And when the oven is hot you sweep it out, clean it out.

65 (GK) s kvò ja izmìtaxte i isčìstvaxte

What did you sweep it out and clean it out with?

66 (a) na edìn na ednò dṛvò golèmo parcàl

With a – with a big piece of wood [and] a rag.

68 (a) golèm izmetè se iščìsti se tè takà nafṛ̀l'aj lèbo

A big [one]. You sweep it out, clean it out like that, and throw in the bread!

69 (a) vràta si ìma zàtvori zàlepi tàm kòku se pečè

There’s a door – you close it, and seal it there [for] as long [as] it bakes

70 (a) òtvori ìzvadi nàredi na daskìte zàvij pa drùgata sɤ̀buta

open, take [it] out, arrange [it] on boards, cover [it]. Then next Saturday –

Golica 3

144 (a) ž'èn:t'ȅ si opikɛ̀t l'àp h pèštitɛ̏ ìdət

… the women bake bread in the [outdoor] ovens, they go

Gorna Krušica 2

9 (RA) i kədè go pèčeš

And where do you bake it?

10 (c) jà takvàa fùrna ìmame jàle ja e è sà tàm ìmame jà

Ah. We have the outdoor oven, over there. See, there is what we have.

12 (c) zat karùcata

Behind the carriage.

14 (d) vɤf fùrnata

In the outdoor oven.

15 (c) vɤf fùrna tàm

Over there, in the outdoor oven.

16 (RA) vəf tàzi fùrna

[Ah,] in that oven.

19 (c) tàm go pèča

I bake it there …

Iskrica 3

44 (c) zəkòl’əd gu pràəd gu c’àlu gu pečàə vəf fùrni

they slaughter it and prepare it. People roasted lambs whole in the outdoor oven –

45 (c) ìməše s’èlski fùrni təkìva tàm pu zə n’àkulku kumšìi sə zberɤ̀t

there were these village ovens that several neighbors would share –

49 (c) zəšìjəd gu pàk i gu slàgəə vəf fùrnətə də sə upičè

Then they sew it up again, and put it in the oven to roast.

Mogilica 6

4 (d) fùrnə imɛ̀še si sèkə kɔ̀štə fùrnə tə si gu pečè

There was an outside oven, every house had an outside oven. And it bakes

5 (d) petnàeset təkòvə təkòvətə fùrni i tegà sedɛ̀še

fifteen such [loaves], these ovens. And back then it kept.

18 (d) m'ètnət vəf fùrnənə ədìn č'ɛ̀z gòre.dòlu ispeč'è se i àjde

they throw it in the oven for about an hour, and it bakes, and there you are.

19 (GK) əxə̀ a fùrnənə nèmə li žàr vɤ̀tre

Uh huh. But aren't there coals inside the outdoor oven?

21 (GK) nèma li žàr vəf fùrnana

Aren't there coals in the outdoor oven?

22 (d) ìmə ba tè gu o ometɤ̀t žərɔ̀n

There are, yes. [But] they [will have] swept out the coals.

23 (GK) səs kakvò

With what?

24 (d) səz metlàč

With a sweeper.

26 (d) ìmə si i udèlnu səs rùo go nəkvàsət u

There's a special kind with cloth. They moisten it

27 (d) i umetɔ̀t gu pepelɔ̀n

and sweep the ashes out of it.

33 (d) pòsle gu nəm'ɛ̀tət i č'ɛ̀kəd də sə ispeč'è

After that they throw it in and wait for it to bake.

Oborište 1

35 (MM) i n’àkɤde pàk u fùrnata li

Somewhere also in the outdoor oven?

36 (a) mi t’à mòže i vɤf fùrn’ata ama kato segà f pèčkite

Well, you can also bake it in the outdoor oven, but [usually], like now, in [indoor] ovens.

Repljana 2

32 (VZh) a nèma li takòvo zìdano vùrn'a nèma li m zìdano

But wasn't there this oven constructed outside, wasn't there some structure –

33 (a) a vùrn'a vùrn'a u pa tegàj u vùrn'utu ga tùrimo

Oh yes, [we light] the outdoor ovens, and then we put it into the oven

Šumnatica 3

120 (b) a fùrnətə kàk à ni znàeš

In the outdoor oven. What? You don’t know?

137 (b) ə tugàvə f sòbətə li e fùrnə li še go mùšneš

And then you shove it either into the stove, or the outdoor oven,

Vŭglarovo 1

54 (a) s’è̝tne iməhme hùrni pɤ̀k dè̝s’ət pitnàjset hl’àbə fàtəha

And then we had big outside ovens, they used to hold ten or fifteen loaves.

65 (a) i m’è̝tneš gu

And you put it …

67 (a) fùrnətə upeč’è sə tòu l’àp iskàrəž gu pitnàes duši̥ pu ədɨ̀n l’àp

.. into the big oven, it bakes, you take it out. One loaf each for fifteen people.

77 (GK) i kakvò i pòsle kɤ̀k f fùrnata kvò ima po fùrnata

And what happens next? What about the outdoor oven, how is that set up?

79 (a) ùrnətə s dɤ̀rvə jə ugurɨ̀me

[For the] outdoor oven, we heat it [with a] wood [fire].

81 (a) i um’ət’è̝me ìməhm’ə pòm’et ut pərcàl’e nəpràen vɤ̀rdzən nə ənə̀

And we sweep out – we had this pole with rags tied onto, onto …

82 (b) pòmet se kàzva

It’s called a sweeper.

83 (a) nə ednò dɤ̀rvo i gelgerìjkə

… onto a piece of wood [making] a mop.

84 (b) nəkvàsiž gu nəkvàsiž gu vudà màlku

You moisten it, moisten it with a bit of water

86 (a) təkɤ̀və təkùu

[And then there’s] this …

87 (c) [unintelligible]

[unintelligible]

88 (a) grəbùčkə təkà nəpràenə d’è̝t də stɤ̀rže žərtɤ̀

… scraper made like this, that you [use to] scrape the coals

89 (a) s’è̝tne pòm’etə pək ə pepelɤ̀ um’et’è̝

After that I sweep out the ash, sweep it out …

91 (a) hùbəvu i m’àtəme l’àbə upečè̝ sə

… nice and good and we put in the bread and it bakes.

93 (a) iskàrəme gu

And then we take it out.

97 (a) tòj pučerven’è̝e fùrnətə kàk n’àmə ìmə s kəpàk fùrnətə

It browns [in] the oven! What else? The oven’s got a lid

104 (GK) a tùkə vəv stàlevo mi kàzaxa če tàm pečàli

But here – in Stalevo they told me that there they used to bake

105 (GK) i bèz takòva i bèz fùrni

without this, without this outdoor oven.

106 (a) kɤ̀k bez fùrni f təvɨ̀

What do you mean, “without an oven”?! In a pan, maybe?

Vŭrbina 2

50 (a) nem’èhme ni fùrnə ni nìkina ɤjtùvə im’ɛ̀ u mè̝ne ədnɤ̀ fìrnə

We didn’t have an outdoor oven or anything. There was one oven here near me,

51 (a) u ejt’ùvə càltu s’è̝lu [unintelligible] ʌd’ɨ̀n p’eš im’è tə

[the only one] in the the whole village [unintelligible] Just [the] one oven and

54 (a) jɛ̀ im səm p’èklə hl’èbən nem’èš’e fùrnə d’è e kəsu eseà

I did [all] the baking of bread for them. There wasn’t a large oven like there is now.

63 (a) nè ni e ud drùgəde fùrnənə es’à nemòj gl’èdəj

Our oven is not from another place, so don’t jump to conclusions

64 (a) gà ìmə fùrni ajtùkə ədnɤ̀ fùrnə im’èhme

when you see many ovens here. We had just that one,

65 (a) i tòə puìməš’e du trìj̝si hl’èbə fùrnənə mùt’kə

and it would take up to thirty loaves. [It was] a small oven.

66 (VZh) mùtka bèše fùrnana

[Your] oven was small.

67 (a) əmhəm kòl’kunu je ugrəd’è̝nə bilà ev’è̝l ət kinànə səm nəšlɤ̀ ugrəd’è̝nu

Yes. The size it had been built earlier on. When I came upon it [it had already] been built.

68 (a) tò nem’è ejtùvən də grəd’èt ni budnòn nìk’əna

They weren’t going to build anything new [for so few people].

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