Another simple recipe from ‘The Best of James Herriot’. Dalesfolk would often keep a pig for curing in winter to provide pork ham and bacon over winter. This pie is perfect for eating hot or can be kept for a few days and eaten cold as part of a packed lunch while working.

“I pulled out a piece Mrs. Hall’s ham and egg pie …. It was an excellent pie and I might as well enjoy it. I pulled off the unfenced road on to the grass, switched off the engine and opened the windows wide. The farm back there was like an island of activity in the quiet landscape and now that I was away from the noise and the stuffiness of the buildings the silence and the emptiness enveloped me like a soothing blanket. “ [excerpt from ‘It shouldn’t happen to a Vet’]