Marigold Eggs

Food in England, Dorothy Hartley, p. 221

Hartley likely refers to Pot Marigold also known as Calendula for this recipe.

1 recipe savoury pie crust
__ apples, sliced thin
__ eggs
__ milk
__ pepper
__ salt
__ fresh thyme, chopped
1 - 2 leaves (very little) fresh sage, chopped fine__
fresh calendula petals, whole

1. Pre-heat oven to 375F.
2. Roll out the pie crust to line a shallow pie dish with.
3. Arrange the sliced apple to evenly cover the bottom.
4. Bake in the oven for __ or until the apple is just cooked and still firm.
5. When the apple crust is done, remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 350 for the custard.
6. Whisk together the eggs and milk quite thoroughly.
7. Add the salt, pepper, thyme, sage and petals.
8. Pour the custard into the apple crust and bake for __ minutes or until set.
9. Traditionally served alongside roast pork, in the same way Yorkshire pudding is served alongside roast beef.