The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Beeton

824. INGREDIENTS.--1-1/2 lb. of pig's fry, 2 onions, a few sage-leaves,

3 lbs. of potatoes, pepper and salt to taste. _Mode_.--Put the lean fry at the bottom of a pie-dish, sprinkle over it some minced sage and onion, and a seasoning of pepper and salt; slice the potatoes; put a layer of these on the seasoning, then the fat fry, then more seasoning, and a layer of potatoes at the top. Fill the dish with boiling water, and bake for 2 hours, or rather longer. _Time_.--Rather more than 2 hours. _Average cost_, 6d. per lb. _Sufficient_ for 3 or 4 persons. _Seasonable_ from October to March. TO MELT LARD.