Lumber Pie

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (22)

pie filling

best neat’s tongue well boiled ↝ Tongue [Liver and organ meats]
three quarters of a pound of beef suet ↝ Beef, variety meats and by-products, suet, raw [Beef Products]
the like quantity of currants ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
two good handfuls of spinach ↝ Spinach, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
thyme ↝ Thyme, fresh [Spices and Herbs]
parsley ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
a little nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
sweeten to your taste ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
a French roll grated ↝ Rolls, french [Baked Products]
six eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]

pie topping

Cut into long slices one candied orange ↝ Orange, raw [Citrus fruits]
two pieces of citron
some sliced lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
a good deal of marrow ↝ Caribou, bone marrow, raw (Alaska Native) [American Indian/Alaska Native Foods]
preserved cherries ↝ Cherries, maraschino [Other fruits and fruit salads]
barberries
an apple or two cut into eight pieces ↝ Apple, raw [Apples]
some butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

liquid for pie

white wine ↝ Wine, white [Wine]
lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]

Instructions (3)

Mix these all together, put them into your pie, then lay up the top.
Cut into long slices one candied orange, two pieces of citron, some sliced lemon, add a good deal of marrow, preserved cherries and barberries, an apple or two cut into eight pieces, and some butter.
Put in white wine, lemon, and sugar, and serve up.

Original Text

Lumber Pie.

Take the best neat’s tongue well boiled, three quarters of a pound of beef suet, the like quantity of currants, two good handfuls of spinach, thyme, and parsley, a little nutmeg, and mace; sweeten to your taste. Add a French roll grated and six eggs. Mix these all together, put them into your pie, then lay up the top. Cut into long slices one candied orange, two pieces of citron, some sliced lemon, add a good deal of marrow, preserved cherries and barberries, an apple or two cut into eight pieces, and some butter. Put in white wine, lemon, and sugar, and serve up.

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