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1. Make a layer of potato slices in a pie dish, then cover with some of the bacon or ham.

2. If the apples are very sour, dip the slices in sugar and make a layer on top of the bacon or ham.

3. Repeat the layers until all the ingredients are used and the dish is full.

4. Pour in a little stock and add salt and pepper.

5. Roll out the dough and use to cover the dish.

6. Bake in a preheated moderately hot oven 190°C (375°F) Gas Mark 5 for about 1 hour or until the pastry is golden brown.

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1 comments Add some sage posted by Paula in Seattle @ 11:43AM, 9/28/07 I first made this "pie" in the early 1990's when it appeared in an issue of Victoria magazine. It was Charles Dickens' favorite dish. That recipe also called for onion and sage leaves. The pie has a thin broth (not like a thick American gravy potpie) and tastes so wonderful. It is now my favorite dish to make in the autumn. Heading: Comments: Name:

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