Salmon Pie

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoonfuls of butter
• an equal amount of flour
• li/4 cupfuls of milk
• a can of salmon
• salt and pepper
• warm mashed potatoes

Method

1. 1

   Blend 2 tablespoonfuls of butter with an equal amount of flour and add it to 1.25 cupfuls of milk.

2. 2

   Cook until smooth and thick; add salt and pepper to taste.

3. 3

   Then open a can of salmon, drain off the liquor and remove the bones.

4. 4

   Flake the fish with a fork and add it to the milk mixture.

5. 5

   Butter a baking dish and line with warm mashed potatoes.

6. 6

   Pour in the salmon mixture, cover with a layer of baked potatoes and brush the top with melted butter.

7. 7

   Brown in a quick oven and serve immediately in the same dish in which it was cooked.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The farm cook & rule book (1923) by Nell Beaubien Nichols, page 67. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Salmon Pie Blend 2 tablespoonfuls of butter with an equal amount of flour and add it to li/4 cupfuls of milk. Cook until smooth and thick ; add salt and pepper to taste. Then open a can of salmon, drain off the liquor and remove the bones. Flake the fish with a fork and add it to the milk mixture. Butter a baking dish and line with warm mashed potatoes

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