Cornish Pasties

The best Cornish pasties I’ve ever had were bought from the shop/post office in Helford and then taken, with some crisps, cold beer and a jar of spiced apple chutney, to be eaten lying on the beach further up the Helford River. We made these shortly after coming back. I really do think you need to use lard, not butter: apart from anything else, Cornish pasties are not fancy French baked goods meant to exude the flavour of expensive butter, and lard gi