[Sca-cooks] not-to-be-eaten pie crust

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Sep 27, 2005, at 7:18 PM, Adele de Maisieres wrote:

> Lonnie D. Harvel wrote:
>
>>
>> Speaking of the "not-to-be-eaten pie crust", I remember someone on  
>> the list posting a recipe for such. I decided today that I would  
>> like to create some molded containers as part of one of my dish  
>> presentations. Could someone repost that for me (I was not able to  
>> find it in the archives)? Perhaps it is in the florilegium, I will  
>> go a-hunting there as well.
>>
>
> A simple recipe for a hot water pie crust:
>
> 1lb flour
> 3oz lard, or butter and lard mixed
> 10 fl. oz. water or beer
> 1 tsp salt
>
> Put the water or beer and lard in a pot and bring to the boil, and  
> put the flour in a large bowl. Pour the hot liquid into the flour  
> and mix to combine.  Knead the dough until smooth. Mould while  
> still warm.
> -- 
> Adele de Maisieres

Is that the recipe from one of Jocasta Innes' books, or just a  
coincidence that the proportions and quantities are the same? Of  
course, a formula is a formula, so it wouldn't be a surprise either way.

Adamantius


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