Cseri Miklós - Horváth Anita - Szabó Zsuzsanna (szerk.): Discover Rural Hungary!, Guide (Szentendre, Hungarian Open Air Museum, 2007)

IX Western Transdanubia - IX-1 Roadside Crucifix from Lendvadedes - IX-2 Farmyard from Vöckönd

and carrying water In the smalt stable the boys can learn about looking after the animals by undertaking tasks like feeding, littering and gathering hay. One of our oldest buildings, a barn from Egyházashollós, Vas County, built in 1811, stands near the house. It is a timber-framed wattle-walled building. • Salt The most important seasoning for everyday meats is salt. For centuries it was available only in blocks. In peasant households it was ground using small mills such as the one in the Vöckönd house. The ground salt was stored in a saltholder • Thatched roofs Rye-straw threshed by hand and tied in sheaves is the main material used for thatching. Thatched roofs can be made using the beaten up or bound techniques. In the case of beaten up thatch sheaves are laid on the roof battens unbound with their ears downwards and beaten flat with a dotty then fixed to the battens with wicker rods. The bound or double thatch technique is more durable. The sheaves of straw bound in the middle were tied to the lower battens with twisted straw ropes one after the other From the second row upwards the sheaves were placed with their ears downwards so that the roof became even. The ridges were mostly formed in tiers using bound sheaves. The various types of ridges with their tied or twisted forms were important decorative elements.