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Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes to cook vegtables, 25 minutes to cook the pie
Number of servings: 5-6 people
Serving suggestions: Serve with Gravy
This is a vegetarian recipe

This recipe became one of the most famous in the war. Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, promoted it as a healthy meal choice. Alas though, it never really took off with the British public. Even with rationing and meagre portions, most people felt it was a step too far. The recipe became a wartime joke, with even rhymes made up about it.

For the pie:

• 1lb (450g) of diced potatoes
  
• 1lb (450g) cauliflower
  
• 1lb (450g) swede
  
• 1lb (450g) carrots
  
• 3 or 4 spring onions or some sliced onion
  
• 1 teaspoonful of vegetable extract;
  
• 1 tablespoon of oatmeal
  
• Chopped parsley

For the pastry:
This pastry uses only flour and lard (no sugar or egg) for 6oz (170.1g) of pastry

• 4 oz (113.4g) of wholemeal flour
  
• 2 oz (56.7g) Lard

Always wash your hands before preparing food.

For the pie:

1. Dice up the vegetables
   
2. Place in a saucepan with just enough water to cover
   
3. Add the oatmeal and vegetable extract and stir
   
4. Cook for 10-15 minutes
   
5. Stir occasionally to prevent the mixture from sticking.
   
6. Remove any excess water and allow to cool
   
7. Put the vegetables into a pie dish and sprinkle with chopped parsley
   
8. Cover with wholemeal pastry
   
9. Bake in a moderate oven until the pastry is nicely brown and serve hot.

For the pastry:

1. Place the flour into a bowl
   
2. Cut up the lard and rub into the flour with your fingertips until you have a breadcrumb like consistency
   
3. Add a tablespoon of water to make dough
   
4. Roll out very thiny

The vegetables when chopped up are very bulky. I had to use two saucepans to cook the amount produced. You many want to use ½ lb of each vegetable unless you are cooking for 5 or 6 people

The Equipment
The ingredients
Dicing the vegetables
Ready to cook
Cooked vegetables in the pie dish
Pastry equipment and ingredients
Making the pastry
Ready to go in the oven
After cooking in the oven
A portion ready for serving
A brave pensioner having a taste