To make an Herb pye

PERIOD: England, 17th century | SOURCE: The Cooks Guide: Or, Rare Receipts for Cookery, 1654 | CLASS: Authentic

DESCRIPTION: A pie of lettuce & spinach, with herbs, cream & wine

To make an Herb pye.

Take lettuce and spinage, a little time, winter savory and sweet marjorum, chop them and put them into the pye, with butter, nutmegg, and sugar, a little salt, when it is drawn and a little cooled, put in clouted cream, sack and sugar.