Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients

• cold meat
• dried herbs
• salt
• pepper
• sliced onion
• sliced potatoes
• 1 gill milk
• 1/2 gill water
• butter

Method

1. 1

   Slice cold meat, and roll each piece in dried herbs, salt, and pepper mixed.

2. 2

   Put into pie-dish a layer of cold meat, then sliced onion and potatoes alternately.

3. 3

   For crust, take mashed potatoes, beaten up with fork, and mixed with a very little hot milk, butter, pepper, and salt.

4. 4

   Mix milk and water, and pour over pie.

5. 5

   Dip a broad knife in milk and smooth over potatoes, and score into dice.

6. 6

   Mark the edge with a fork, always dipping it in the milk.

7. 7

   Put in oven or in front of fire to brown.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Tried favourites cookery book (1909) by Kirk, E. W. Mrs, page 58. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Shepherd’s Pie. Slice cold meat, and roll each piece in dried herbs, salt, and pepper mixed. Put into pie-dish a layer of cold meat, then sliced onion and potatoes alternately. For crust, take mashed potatoes, beaten up Avith fork, and mixed AAuth a veiy little hoti milk, butter, pepper, and salt. Mix | gill milk and ^ gill water, and lAOur over pie (a little cream .gives a nice freshness to little dishes). Dip a broad knife in milk and smooth OA^er potatoes, and score into dice. Mark the edge Avith a fork, ahvays dipping it in the milk. Put in oven or in front of fire to broAvn. Irish Stew. Time, about H- hours, 21 lb. Chops, 8 Potatoe.s. 4 small Onions, 2 breakfast- cups Water, Pepper ami Salt. Take the chops from' a loin of mutton. Trim off all fat and gristle, cut small, jAlace them in a steAvpan Avith alternate layers of sliced potatoes

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