Rabbit Pie

Ingredients

1 rabbit                    
½ lb ham, bacon or steak
½ lb flaky pastry       
3 oz butter
1 large onion            
½ pt stock
Seasoning

Method

Cut the rabbit into joints or pieces and the ham or steak into large dice.  Chop the onion.

Heat the butter in a heavy pan and fry the meat and onion until nicely brown.

Spinkle with salt and pepper and add the stock.

Simmer gently for 45 minutes.  Leave until cold.

Fill a pie dish with the meat and stock.  Place a funnel in the centre of the dish and cover with pastry.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 1 hour, brush over with a little milk and return to the oven for a further 10 minutes.