Sue's Diner: Rice Chicken Pie

This week's recipe for Rice Chicken Pie is authentically Victorian and neither rice nor chicken is the first ingredient.

It's actually ham.

We adapted it from Miss Beecher’s domestic receiptbook: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy.

And it's an interesting recipe to read. It gives no temperature for baking, so I wouldn't trust the time given. Trust our note on the recipe instead.

It also gives choices for several of the ingredients. We chose melted butter and onions, just so you know.

At the same time, the recipe uses a word you don't often find in a recipe: interstices.

This recipe is also featured in the BryonySeries cookbook: Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony," which is a permament fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties.

Of course, this recipe is referenced in the BryonySeries novel Bryony. Here is the explanation from the cookbook:

 The luncheon pies at Simons Mansion were quite a departure from the peanut butter sandwiches Melissa ate at home over a book. Yet, Melissa found it impossible not to eat them when a vampire scrutinizes every bite.

You can try the recipe for Rice Chicken Pie on the Sue's Diner page on the BryonySeries website. 

But try the recipe this week. It will be gone some time next week. A new recipe will take it's place.

By the way, Sue's Diner is only real in the BryonySeries world. But didn't Timothy do a great job making the page look like a real menu at a vintage diner?

Here is the full diner page: bryonyseries.com/sue-s-diner. You can't really order, of course (wouldn't it be great if you could?).

For more BryonySeries recipes, check out our three cookbooks at our BryonySeries bryonyseries.com/general-store.