This week we were sampling a large pie from E.E. Pratt & Co. of Drayton, last sampled on the 27th April, 2008. Eight pie munchers set off for Wickhampton to sample the pie, seeing new lambs by the Acle straight on our journey. Starting at church of St. Andrew's with its three scratch dials. We then headed
east out across the marshes with Raveningham water tower in the distance, to our right, and the large Caister water tower ahead and to our left. We then came to a section of Weavers’ Way and followed it north west. A stiff breeze coming from the east was whipping across the marshes 
was making it rather chilly, though it did enable a pair of swans to quickly take to the air in a very short distance, as we were passing by Mutton's drainage mill. We then headed towards Halvergate by road and on to the locked church of St. Peter & St. Paul for sandwiches. Finding no dials, we headed back to the Red Lion for very nice pints of Redhead from Tipples brewery.
Walking south, back to Wickhampton church, we passed Halvergate Hall, then a cricket match in progress. Our elevated path provided panoramic views of where we had walked and also increased our exposure to the wind, to such an extent that the Pie Master put on a sweatshirt! Following a very relaxed and very enjoyable walk, Tomato & Basil King Prawns started our post walk fayre. Then the flat-topped pie, baked in a round foil cup was cut, releasing a wonderful aroma that filled the air. Inside was a firm bright pink meaty filling with a small amount of jelly. The texture of the meat filling was spot on and very tasty, if a little salt. It was surprisingly further enhanced with the application of a little English mustard. The pie came in with a score of 7.875 – the score reflecting a couple of 6’s due to the saltiness resulting in a high standard deviation of 1.32961. So E.E. Pratt & Co. gets a normalised score of 8, down from their previous 9.
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