Olive 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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Ingredients (13)

Two pounds of leg of veal, the lean, with the skin taken out ↝ Veal, leg (top round), separable lean only, raw [Lamb, Veal, and Game Products]
one pound of beef suet, both shred very small and beaten ↝ Beef, variety meats and by-products, suet, raw [Beef Products]
half a pound of currants ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
half a pound of raisins stoned ↝ Raisins [Dried fruits]
half a pound of sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
eight eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
the whites of four ↝ Egg, white only, raw [Eggs and omelets]
thyme, a handful of each ↝ Thyme, fresh [Spices and Herbs]
sweet marjoram, a handful of each ↝ Peppers, sweet, red, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
winter savory, a handful of each ↝ Winter squash, raw [Other red and orange vegetables]
parsley, a handful of each ↝ Parsley, raw [Not included in a food category]
butter between the top and bottom ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little white wine ↝ Wine, white [Wine]

Instructions (6)

Shred the veal and beef suet very small and beat them.
Put the veal, suet, currants, raisins, sugar, eggs, egg whites, thyme, sweet marjoram, winter savory, and parsley together.
Mix all these together.
Make the mixture into balls.
When you put them in the pie, put butter between the top and bottom.
When it is baked, put in a little white wine.

Original Text

Olive Pie.

Two pounds of leg of veal, the lean, with the skin taken out, one pound of beef suet, both shred very small and beaten; then put them together; add half a pound of currants and half a pound of raisins stoned, half a pound of sugar, eight eggs and the whites of four, thyme, sweet marjoram, winter savory, and parsley, a handful of each. Mix all these together, and make it up in balls. When you put them in the pie, put butter between the top and bottom. Take as much suet as meat; when it is baked, put in a little white wine.

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