Kovács Zsuzsa: Göcsej Village Museum. Exhibition Guide (Zalaegerszeg, 2008)

GÖCSEJ VILLAGE MUSEUM Millet Mortar Millet was very popular in the diet of a poor peasant because it was very quick to grow: three months after sowing it could be harvested. Millet is a relatively undemanding plant, thus when the weather was too bad for the other crops, millet saved the family from starving. The flailed millet was ground in the hardwood 'liikii'. Women filled the 'Hikii' with millet and then stood on the handle, took hold of the grip, moved the head of the 'liikii' with their legs and crushed the seeds. 5. BARN FROM NÁPRÁDFA Beside the houses, barns were the most important buildings of the crofts. In the 'pajtaszérű' (part of the barn) where there was enough room, people did the flailing; in the smaller part, the 'pajtafia', they kept the forage for the animals. The barn in the yard of the Kálócfa house had two parts: the 'pajtafia' and the 'szín' or 'szérű' that is the barn floor that was big enough for a farm wagon. The barn's door was closed with a special lock, which was much stronger than the normal ones. This complicated and massive construction was impossible to break, unlike the doors with ordinary locks.