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Dowset

Gower

An example of the kitchen range, common in farmhouses and cottages throughout Wales in the early 1900s. Tŷ Newydd Ffynnon, Manod, near Blaenau Ffestiniog.

The Recipe

You will need

  • short-crust pastry
  • two large eggs, well beaten
  • half a pint milk
  • one dessertspoonful plain flour
  • a little salt
  • a little nutmeg
  • two tablespoonfuls sugar

Method

  1. Blend the flour with a little of the milk and then pour it into the remainder of the milk and the beaten eggs. 
  2. Add the sugar and salt, and beat well.
  3. Line a deep pie dish with a layer of pastry, pour the prepared mixture into it and sprinkle the ground nutmeg on top.
  4. Bake in a moderately hot oven for about half an hour, or until the mixture is set.

Gower Peninsula.

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