[Ads-l] Antedating "Shepherd's Pie"

[Peter Morris]

Merriam-Webster dates it to 1877, as does Etymology Online

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd's%20pie

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=shepherd&allowed_in_frame=0


Here's a cookbook from 1854 with a recipe for Shepherd's Pie.

http://tinyurl.com/hufvbkp


Here's one from probably 1858-62

http://tinyurl.com/j6mameo


Here's a review of two cookbooks, which cites the recipe for Sheherd's 
pie in one of them, The review was published May 1873, the book  
published shortly before.

http://tinyurl.com/hdyxdsd

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