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

[Adele de Maisieres]

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:
>
> On Sep 27, 2005, at 7:18 PM, Adele de Maisieres wrote:
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>> 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.
>>
>
> 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.
>

I got it from Mrs. Beeton, actually.

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Adele de Maisieres

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