Ham Olive Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb medium-sliced ham
• 3 hard-boiled eggs
• 12 dates
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons currants
• 2 ounces butter
• salt and pepper
• 12 button mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped lovage
• 6 gooseberries
• 1/2 pint cider
• 6 tablespoons self-raising flour
• 3 ounces butter
• salt
• water, to bind

Recipe

• 1 mix together the hard-boiled egg yolks and all the other ingredients, chopped very finely, except the ham, egg whites, cider and butter.
• 2 cut the ham into slices about 4 inches long and fill each slice with the above mixture.
• 3 roll up these'olives' and place them close together in a pie-dish.
• 4 pour over the cider, add the chopped egg whites and dot with butter.
• 5 to make the pastry, work the fat into the flour, add the salt and make into a thick dough with cold water.
• 6 keep cool until it is needed.
• 7 damp the edges of the pie-dish and cover with the pastry.
• 8 bake in a moderate oven for 40 minutes.
• 9 can be eaten hot or cold.