English Ham Pie
A historical recipe from Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions, by Mary A. Wilson (1920).
A historical recipe
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions, by Mary A. Wilson (1920). Project Gutenberg eBook #17438.
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Source and licence
From Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions, by Mary A. Wilson (1920). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #17438 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17438). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
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Ingredients
- Two cups of flour
- One teaspoon of salt
- Two teaspoons of baking powder
- six tablespoons of shortening
- one-half cup of ice-cold water
- two cups of highly seasoned gravy
Method
- Cut the remainder of the fresh baked ham into neat pieces, laying aside all the small bits.
- Pare and cut in dice sufficient potatoes to measure one quart.
- Chop fine sufficient onions to measure one cupful.
- Place the potatoes and onions in a saucepan and add sufficient boiling water to cover.
- Cook until tender and then drain.
- Now prepare a pastry as follows: Place Two cups of flour, One teaspoon of salt, Two teaspoons of baking powder.
- in a bowl.
- Sift and then rub in six tablespoons of shortening.
- Mix with one-half cup of ice-cold water.
- Roll out and then line a shallow pan with pastry.
- Place a layer of potatoes and onions and then a layer of the meat.
- Season well and cover the meat with a second layer of the potatoes.
- Season and then add two cups of highly seasoned gravy.
- Place top crust in position and fasten the edges tightly by pinching together firmly.
- Brush the pastry with cold water and then bake one hour in a slow oven.