Feu It Pie

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Fruit
• 1 lb. Flour
• 3 ozs. of Dripping or Lard
• 2 ozs. of Sugar (moist)
• 1| gill of Water
• i teaspoonful of Baking Powder
• 1 oz. of White Sugar
• A little Salt

Method

1. 1

   Prepare the fruit; put half in a pie-dish; add sugar and a little water; then the rest of the fruit.

2. 2

   Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, and half the white sugar in a basin; rub in the dripping or lard; make into a paste with the water.

3. 3

   Roll out the paste larger than the pie-dish top.

4. 4

   Cut strips of paste, grease the dish edge, put strips on, wet them, and place the top on.

5. 5

   Press edges together, trim, and notch.

6. 6

   Bake in a hot oven for about half an hour; sprinkle with water and white sugar when half done; serve hot or cold.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Instruction in cookery (London School Board receipts) (1890) by London (England). School Board, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FEU IT PIE. Ingredients: — 1 lb. Fruit. 1 lb. Flour. 3 ozs. of Dripping or Lard. 2 ozs. of Sugar (moist). ■| gill of Water. i teaspoonful of Baking Powder (or not). 1 oz. of White Sugar. A little Salt

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.