Savoury Batter

Ingredients

• 6 oz. flour
• 1 pint milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoonfuls chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoonful thyme and majoram (mixed)
• About £ lb. scraps of cold meat
• 1 oz. dripping, or scraps of fat
• Salt and pepper
• A pinch of baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Make a batter with the flour, milk, and egg, and set it aside to swell.

2. 2

   Chop the meat finely, taking away any fat, skin, or gristle, dredge it with flour, and mix with it the parsley, herbs, salt, and pepper.

3. 3

   Put it into the batter, adding the baking powder, and beat the whole well.

4. 4

   Melt the fat in a pie dish, pour the mixture in, and bake about 30 minutes, or until the batter is cooked.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery book and general axioms for plain cookery (1890) by E. Briggs, page 34. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SAVOURY BATTER. Ingredients : — 6 oz. flour. 1 pint milk. 1 egg. 2 tablespoonfuls chopped parsley. 1 teaspoonful thyme and majoram (mixed). About £ lb. scraps of cold meat. 1 oz. dripping, or scraps of fat. Salt and pepper. A pinch of baking powder

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