English Pastry for Meat Pie

• 4 cups flour
• 23 cup water
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 pound lard
• Salt to taste, if desired

1. Put the flour in a mixing bowl.
2. Combine the water, milk, lard and salt in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
3. Let simmer until the lard melts.
4. Add the liquid to the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to blend thoroughly.
5. This dough should be shaped or rolled while it is still hot or quite warm.

flour, water, milk, lard, salt

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1494 (may not work)