Mince Meat

Ingredients

• One bowlful of chopped meat
• One bowlful of suet
• six bowlfuls of apples
• two pounds of raisins
• four pounds of currants
• four pounds of sugar
• one quart of boiled cider
• one pint of molasses
• one tablespoonful of salt
• one-half teaspoonful of black pepper
• one teaspoonful of cloves
• three tablespoonfuls of cinnamon
• two tablespoonfuls of allspice
• one teaspoonful of mace
• one teaspoonful of nutmeg
• one-half pound of citron

Method

1. 1

   Mix the mince meat well and boil it all day on the back of the range.

2. 2

   When you make the pies, add one lemon to six pies.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 20 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Temperance cook book (1887) by Mary G. Smith, page 82. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

mince meat is better to stand several days, before baking into pies, as the materials will be more thoroughly incorporated. MINCE MEAT. (No. 2.) One bowlful each of chopped meat and suet, six bowlfuls of apples, two pounds of raisins, four pounds each of currants and sugar, one quart of boiled cider, one pint of molasses, one tablespoonful of salt, one-half teaspoonful of black pepper, one teaspoonful of cloves, three tablespoonfuls of cinnamon, two of allspice, one of mace and nutmeg, one-half pound of citron if you like. Mix the mince meat well and boil it all day on the back of the range. When you make the pies add one lemon to six pies. EICH MINCE MEAT. (No. 3.) Boil beef tongue until tender (pickled); when cold chop it fine, and add to it two pounds of zante currants, twelve large apples, chopped fine, two pounds of suet, chopped fine, two pounds of raisins, four pounds of sugar, the grated rind of one and the juice of two oranges, a cupful each of strawberry and raspberry jam, a cupful of quince preserves, two cupfuls of strong, green tea, three-fourths pound of citron, shreded fine, two tablespoonfuls of ground cinnamon, one tablespoonful of nutmeg. Moisten it with the spiced vinegar from the sweet peach pickle jar, add the juice and grated rind of four lemons. Mix all together well, and simmer slowly for three hours on the back of the range. 140 PIES. MOCK MINCE PIE. Six soda crackers, rolled fine, two cupfuls of cold water, one cupful of molasses, same of brown sugar, one-half oup of vinegar, one cupful of boiled cider, one and one-half cupfuls of melted butter, one cupful of raisins, seeded and chopped, one cupful of currants, two eggs, one tablespoonful cinnamon and allspice mixed, one teaspoonful of nutmeg

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