Beef-Steak Pie
INGREDIENTS for good-sized pie.-2 lbs. of buttock steak, 1/4 lb. of ox kidney, pepper, salt and a few minced herbs if liked, 6 oz. of dripping or lard, 1 lb. of flour, sauce. AVERAGE COST, 2s. 6d.
Cut the beef in even square pieces, slice the kidney, freeing it from skin and gristle, and lay them in a pie-dish with a plentiful seasoning of salt and pepper till the dish is full. Pour in a little water and a dessertspoonful of any good sauce; turn a tin over the dish and put in the oven to partly cook the meat while the crust is made. Rub the dripping or lard into the flour, add a teaspoonful of salt, and mix with sufficient water to BEEF-STEAK PIE. make a short crust. Let the dish cool after taking it out of the oven, border it with a narrow strip of the paste, and lay over the crust; ornament it with a paste jagger or fork at the edges and with cut leaves and a flower at the top. Wash over with beaten egg and put in the oven.
TIME.-About hour after putting on the crust.
SEASONABLE at any time.
BEEF, STEWED.