Name: A Common Goose Pie
Ingredients: 1 goose, quartered; coarse sea salt; ½ pound fresh butter; raised pie crust

A Common Goose Pie

Oven, in the book's wordsA moderate oven

Ingredients

1 goose, quartered
coarse sea salt
½ pound fresh butter
raised pie crust

Directions

The book says “a moderate oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Prepare

Season the goose quarters well.

Assemble and bake

Place the seasoned goose into the crust.
Cut the butter into pieces and lay it on top of the goose.
Cover with the lid and bake in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) until cooked.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Goose: Provides the main meat and rich fat that cooks into the pie.
Fresh butter: Adds richness and moisture as it melts over the goose during baking.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.