English Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

• Sifted pumpkin, 1 quart
• Milk, 1/2 pint
• Eggs, 6
• Sugar, % pound
• Butter, 14 pound
• French brandy, 1 tablespoon
• Madeira or sherry, 1 gill

Method

1. 1

   Cut the pumpkin into large pieces, peel and put into cold water over a slow fire.

2. 2

   Simmer without boiling till tender, then drain, put through a colander and afterwards through coarse muslin, squeezing out every drop of water.

3. 3

   Then measure and add ingredients in order given, beating eggs till light and thick and creaming butter and sugar till soft before adding.

4. 4

   When well mixed, bake in puff paste.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mary Jane's cook book (1916) by Mary Jane, Sophie D. Coe, page 103. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ENGLISH PUMPKIN PIE. Sifted pumpkin, 1 quart. Milk, 1/2 pint. Eggs, 6. Sugar, % pound. Butter, 14 pound. French brandy. 1 tablespoon. Madeira or sherry, 1 gill

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