Paste for the Pie
Origin: Tidewater Virginia
Source: Mary Randolph, 1824
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound butter or dripping
- 1 quart flour
- water
Instructions
- Pour half a pound of butter or dripping, boiling hot, into a quart of flour.
- Add as much water as will make it a paste.
- Work it and roll it well before you use it.
- It is quite a savoury paste.