Meat Pies at Hampton Court Palace

While you can find chicken pot pie in the U.S., you don't find a lot of meat pies on the dinner table. The narrator on the audio tour at Hampton Court Palace explained that in the time of Henry VIII, the shell of the pie was thought of as a cooking vessel for the meat inside. Made of just flour and water, the top crust was cut off and disposed of once the middle was eaten.

The meat pies became a theme for Saturday. Stay tuned.