Pasties of meat marrow with fruit or vegetables, fried (Family Guide 1747). Digby 1669 adds shredded spinach.


Original Receipt in 'The Closet Of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight, Opened ' (Digby 1669)

EXCELLENT MARROW-SPINAGE-PASTIES
Take Spinage, and chop it a little; then boil it, till it be tender. In the mean time make the best rich light Crust you can, and roul it out, and put a little of your Spinage into it, and Currants and Sugar, and store of lumps of Marrow; Clap the Past over this to make little Pasties deep within, and fry them with clarified Butter.