Time to allow: 1 hour 30 min's Portions : 4 Ingredients Amount Type of raw ingredient Modern Substitutes 8 oz plain flour   1 egg   1 pint milk   1 lb beef steak frying steak 1/4 tsp salt   knob dripping vegetable oil or lard Method   1 mix the flour and salt in a basin and make a well in the centre of the mix 2 break the egg in another basin and put into the well 3 stir in enough of the milk to make a smooth batter and beat well 4 add the rest of the milk and set aside to swell 5 cut the meat into individual portions 6 melt dripping in a baking tin or pie dish 7  when the tin is hot and the dripping melted pour in the batter mixture 8 add the meat 9 bake for one hour  in a hot oven at first  and then lower the temperature Recipe Comments   1 the meat can be cut into bite sized pieces if desired although these will shrink in size with cooking 2 adding too much salt will make the batter heavy 3 the modern version used sausages rather than meat - Just give this one a try!