Ingredients

• one pint milk
• two eggs
• one and a half ounces flour
• a little salt
• three ounces bacon, diced
• two tablespoonfuls chopped parsley
• a little chopped chives
• short-crust pastry

Method

• Line a pie-dish with the pastry.
• Mix the flour with a little of the milk.
• Bring the remainder to boiling point, add the blended milk and flour, and bring to the boil again, stirring continuously for about two minutes.
• Allow this mixture to cool and then add the eggs, well beaten, and the other ingredients.
• Mix well, pour on to the pastry and bake in a moderately hot oven for about an hour.

Llanover, Monmouthshire.