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IRISH POTATO PIE (1904)

The Blue Grass Cook Book
Compiled by Minnie C. Fox (1904)
 

IRISH POTATO PIE RECIPE:

INGREDIENTS

1 pint mashed potatoes,

1/2 pint cream,

4 eggs,

3/4 pound sugar,

1 orange,

1 cup of butter.
 

DIRECTIONS

Cook and mash the potatoes.

Beat the eggs together, add sugar and butter and beat well.

Then pour in the cream and add the potatoes and stir well.

Flavor with the juice of 1 orange.

Bake in paste and cover with meringue of well-beaten whites of 2 eggs and 2 tablespoons sugar.
 

The complete Blue Grass Cook Book may also be found on the Michigan State University website:
'Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project'
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/