Game Bird Pie

 Game Bird Pie

                   6 birds

                   4 cups water

                   Salt and pepper

                   1/4 cup minced parsley

                   1/2 cup diced onion   

                   2 whole cloves

                   1/4 lb Diced salt pork

                   2 Tbsp. flour

                   2 Tbsp.  fat

                   1 recipe Plain Pastry

       2 cups  diced cooked potatoes

            1. Clean the birds thoroughly and split into halves.

            2. Cover with water and heat to boiling.

3. Skim top and add salt, pepper, parsley, onion, cloves and salt pork.

            4. Simmer until tender, keeping birds covered with water.

5. When done, thicken with roux made from flour and fat and let the gravy come to boiling.

6. Remove from fire and cool. In the mean time, line the sides of a greased baking dish with pastry. 

7. Fill dish with alternate layer of birds and potatoes (birds can be deboned if desired and cooked peas may be added).

8. Pour in gravy and cover with top crust, slashed in center. Bake in hot oven (450 F) for 10 minutes, then in a moderate oven (350 F.) for 30 minutes. Serves 6.