Instructions

Pie

Butter a pie-dish, and  line it with shortcrust rolled as thin as possible, scatter breadcrumbs over the bottom of the dish, then a deep layer of mushrooms, which have been stalked (save stalks for sauce), peeled and cut in half, season, with pepper, salt and a little piece of butter, and over all put a half inch layer of breadcrumbs, cover with pastry like any other pie. Make a hole in the centre of the crust and bake in a quick oven.

Sauce

While the pie is cooking stew the mushroom stalks in a little water with pepper and salt to flavour, strain, thicken with flour and add two tablespoonsful of good cream and pour through a funnel into the centre of the pie when it comes from the oven and serve hot.