Woolton Pie

This was named after Lord Woolton, who became British Minister for Food in April 1940. It was a hotchpotch, as many wartime dishes must have been, of what you could glean at the time. Basically, it was diced, cooked root vegetables in a white sauce or gravy, topped with cooked sliced potato that was browned under a grill. Undeniably, it has its place in our cuisine today.

Lord Woolton’s ‘Potato Plan’ urged people to grow potatoes instead of relying on imported grain