Paste for the Pie

Origin: Tidewater Virginia

Source: Mary Randolph, 1824

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pour half a pound of butter or dripping, boiling hot, into a quart of flour.
  2. Add as much water as will make it a paste.
  3. Work it and roll it well before you use it.
  4. It is quite a savoury paste.

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