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ies cut across cultural boun

THERE’S NO more satis-
fying meal than a home-
made meat pie.

Every culture has some sort of
pastry and meat combination from
Cornish pasties to pork buns at
dim sum.

They make a substantial meal,
one that hungry kids appreciate on
acold night.

Many, especially turnovers,
make a fine lunchbox addition.

Cold pasties. were a tradition
with the Cornish miners.

‘School kids in Argentina enjoy

.. empanadas — much the same idea
except a little spicier. ;

My mother made meat pie and
it was a treat.

I'll include her recipe but | must
caution you — it takes time..My

“awn .recipe takes time, too, but
not much work.

. However, I’ve discovered 2 new
topping recipe that makes my or-
dinary meat pie so glamorous
you’d be proud to serve it at a
dinner party, we

And I’m also including a recipe
printed many times before but it’s
time to remind you again. Mex-
ican meat pie is a real budget
beater and kids love it.

MY MOTHER’S
MEAT PIE

Pastry for a big twe-crust pie (use
frozen or a mix if you like)

1% Ib. beefsteak, cut in 1” cubes

4 Tbsp. drippings (see? this is an
OLD recipe)

2 tsp. salt

Pepper .

2c. sliced onions

2. hot water

4 Tosp. flour (the recipe states
“bread flour’’ but all-purpose is
fine)

6 Thsp. water

1. Thsp. thick condiment sauce
(HP for example)

Brown beef in drippings in a
deep skillet. Add salt, pepper,
sliced onions and hot water. Cover
and simmer two hours.

Line a deep nine-inch pie plate
with pastry.

_ Remove meat from skillet and
jay on pastry.

Thicken the gravy with flour.

and water, mixed to a smooth

paste: Cool...

Pour over meat and cover with
a top crust. ;

Flute the edges and cut steam
vents in the top. Bake 10 minutes
at 450°F then lower heat: to 350°F
and bake 35 minutes longer.

STEAK AND
MUSHROOM PIE

1% ib. beef stew meat, cubed 1’”
3c. water ‘

1 package cnion seup mix

¥Y% Wb. fresh mushrooms, sliced

i Tbsp. butter

Dash Worcestershire sauce

Yc. ketchup

Few drops gravy browning

6 Tbsp. flour

Cold water

Topping: 1 sheet frozen puff
pastry, thawed and rolled out te
fit baking dish, OR, Herb Top-
ping (recipe follows)

Do not brown meat. Place in a
deep pot with lid.

Add water and soup mix. Bring
to a boil and simmer until very
tender — about 1% hours.

Saute mushreoms in butter.

When the meat is tender, add
mushrooms, seasonings and ftour
mixed with enough cold water to
make a smooth paste.

Stir and cook until thick. Place
in a 9°'x 13” baking dish.

Cover with pastry or Herb Top-
ping and bake 35 minutes at
350°F.

HERB BISCUIT DOUGH

. This recipe is another steal from
Country Living magazine and is
wonderful!

You’ll need a_ leaf-shaped
cookie cutter — I found mine in a
kitchen shop that had a maze of
tin ones — every shape for every
_ occasion.

Summer kind

THE LAST few months ‘of
summer paid off for a number
of lottery players on the North

Shore.

Since July, five local residents

have become majer. lottery win-
ners. :

The largest.of the prizes’ went
to West Vancouver resident
Thorkild Anthonsen.

The retired busin:ssman mat-
ched five of the six regular BC/

The idea is to cut out leaves,
mark the veins with a spoon and
strew the shapes over the pie.

Touch spats on the leaves with
a bit of beaten egg yolk to give a
multi-colored autumn effect. [t's
almost too pretty to eat!
1c. all-purpose four -

1 Thsp. finely chopped fresh herbs
(I used parsley and oregano
thanks to Brian’s herb bed)

1 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. baking powder

V2 tsp. salt

3 Thsp. shortening

Ys c. whipping cream

Mix the flour, herbs, sugar,
baking powder and sait together in
a small bowl.

Cut in the shortening with a
pastry blender or two knives.

Stir in cream with a fork, gath-
ering the dough into a ball.

Knead a couple of times and
ther roll out 4" thick.

Cut leaves, re-rolling the scraps.

Mark veins with a spoon. .

_Overlap the leaves at random,
covering the whole surface of the
pie. Touch them here and there
with beaten egg yolk.

Bake as above.

MEXICAN MEAT PIE

Pastry for one bottom crus: - deep

to N.

Aug. 7 Double Dip ticket.
tery prize ranked second in size.

six regular numbers plus the
bonus number with BC/49. But
because there were two winning
tickets in that category for the
July 3 draw, he and. the other
winner split the $50,000 prize.
Third on the lottery winner list
was North Vancouver resident

number to win $50,000 with his
Harold -Herron’s $25,600 lot-

He also matched five of the

aries

9" pie plate :

6 slices Bacon, cooked crisp and
crumbled

1 Sb. lean ground beef

1 tin niblets corn, drained

% c. each, finely diced green pep-
per, onion

Y% c. cornmeal

1 tsp. mixed dry Malian herbs

Yo-1 tsp. chili powder

Salt and pepper

1 8-02. tin tomato sauce

Topping:

1 egg”

Ye. milk

VY tsp. dry mustard

Dash Worcestershire sauce

1% ¢. shredded cheddar cheese
Sliced olives ——- stuffed type

_ Brown the meat lightly, break-
ing It up.

Combine with bacon, corn, |
onion, pepper, cornmeal, herbs,
chili powder, salt and pepper and
tomato sauce. ;

Spoon into pastry-lined pie
plate. .
Bake at 425°F for 25 minutes.

Combine topping . mixture,
reserving olives for garnish. ;

Spread on pie, top with olives
and bake 5 more minutes or until
bubbly. . ; A
. Let | stand: 5 minutes when it
comes out-of the oven for easier
cuttivig. Serves 6 (or 4 teens).

On Soa ar rt RR TPR ETE PE RY

ottery players

Rebecca Peterson. She was one
of four July 21 BC/49 Over the
_Top bonus winners who split a
$50,000 bonus prize. :

Instant games were responsible
for the remaining wins.

North ‘Vancouver’s Denise
Grant won $10,000 with the 3!
Gold Rush game.

Another North Vancouver
resident, Rose Leavers, won
$7,777 on- the Super . Seven’s
game. . .

49 numbers plus the bonus

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