Potato Pie

A Plain Cookery Book for the Working ... · Francatelli, Charles Elmé · 1852

Source: A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes
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Ingredients (7)

four onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
two ounces of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a quart of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
pepper and salt ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
pepper and salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
four pounds of potatoes, peeled and cut in slices ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
stiff mashed potatoes ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

Instructions (6)

Slice up four onions and boil them in a saucepan with two ounces of butter, a quart of water, and pepper and salt, for five minutes.
Add four pounds of potatoes, peeled and cut in slices.
Stew the whole until the potatoes are done.
Pour the mixture into a pie-dish.
Cover this with stiff mashed potatoes.
Bake the pie of a light brown colour.

Original Text

No. 64. Potato Pie.

Slice up four onions and boil them in a saucepan with two ounces of butter, a quart of water, and pepper and salt, for five minutes; then add four pounds of potatoes, peeled and cut in slices; stew the whole until the potatoes are done, and pour them into a pie-dish; cover this with stiff mashed potatoes, and bake the pie of a light brown colour.

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