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Plain Paste for Pies
From Miss Parloa's kitchen companion, 1887
Serves 8
Lard makes the paste richer; butter gives better flavor.
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 307. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Plain Paste for Pies. For eight pies of medium size use two quarts of sifted flour, one cupful of lard, one of butter, one table-spoonful of salt, two of sugar, and about a cupful and a half of cold water
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