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Humble Pie

(England.) This is a very old dish. Many years ago, in feudal times, the retainers, "below the salt," had a pie, so named, made of the meaner parts of the game killed in the chase. Nowadays, the same proportions of suet, herbs, bred, etc., are cooked with veal, which results in a pie not to be despised. Mince finely 1 1/2 pounds of the fillet of veal, adding 1 dozen oysters, 1 pound of beef suet, parsley, thyme, sweet marjoram, pepper, and salt, a teaspoonful of sherry, and the yolks of two eggs, also 1 cup of bread-crumbs. Beat and stir to a smooth mixture, line a dish with paste, as above, and when it is yellow, fill with this, cover with strips of paste, and bake it in a slow oven 2 hours. Serve with a brown sauce.