Liver-and-Potato Pie

Ingredients

• 2lb. of potatoes
• 1lb. of Liver
• a small quantity of finely-chopped onion
• pepper
• salt
• two or three thin slices of bacon
• 1 breakfast-cupful of cold water

Method

1. 1

   Peel and wash potatoes, boil until tender, then slice.

2. 2

   Cut liver into thin slices and wash.

3. 3

   Layer potatoes and liver in a baking tin, seasoning each layer with onion, salt, and pepper, topping with potatoes.

4. 4

   Pour in cold water, bake in a brisk oven for an hour and a half, and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 3 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The encyclopaedia of practical cookery (1892) by Theodore Francis Garrett, William A. Rawson, page 348. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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