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Beefsteak Pie

From The hearthstone; or, Life at home, 1883

Serves 6

Use tender meat that has hung for a few days.

Presented as published in 1883. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The hearthstone; or, Life at home (1883) by Laura C. Holloway, page 275. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Beefsteak Pie. — Three pounds of rump-steak, seasoning to taste of salt, cayenne and black pepper, crust water, the yolk of an ^-g^. Have the steaks cut from a rump that has hung a few days, that they may be tender, and be particular that every portion is perfectly sweet. Cut the steaks into pieces about three inches long and two wide, allowing a small piece of fat to each piece of lean, and arrange the meat in layers in a pie-dish

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