Mince-meat (No. 1)

Ingredients

• One pound of Raisins
• One pound of Currants
• One pound and a quarter of Apples
• A quarter of a pound each of candied Citron, Orange, and Lemon
• One pound of Sugar
• One teaspoonful of Cinnamon
• Half a grated Nutmeg
• Half a saltspoonful of powdered Cloves
• Two sherry-glassfuls of Brandy

Method

1. 1

   Pick and wash the currants, stone the raisins.

2. 2

   Peel and slice the apples; they must be weighed after they are prepared.

3. 3

   Shred very finely the citron, orange, and lemon.

4. 4

   Put them all into a large bowl, and mix them well, and then chop them either on a chopping-board or in a chopping-bowl.

5. 5

   When the fruit has been sufficiently chopped return it to the large bowl, and mix in the sugar and spices.

6. 6

   Put the mince-meat in a jar and pour the brandy over it.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Apsley cookery book (1905) by Webster, John J. Mrs, page 62. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

One pound of Currants. One pound and a quarter of Apples. A quarter of a pound each of can- died Citron, Orange, and Lemon. One pound of Sugar. One teaspoonful of Cinnamon. Half a grated Nutmeg. Half a saltspoonful of pow- dered Cloves. Two sherry-glassfuls of Brandy. Pick and wash the currants, stone the raisins. Peel and slice the apples ; they must be weighed after they are prepared. Shred very finely the citron, orange, and lemon. Put them all into a large bowl, and mix them well, and then chop them either on a chopping- board or in a chopping-bowl. When the fruit has been suffi- ciently chopped return it to the large bowl, and mix in the sugar and spices. Put the mince-meat in a jar and pour the brandy over it. When it is used it should be well mixed, and until it is required must be kept very care- fully covered. A dessertspoonful of mince-meat should be put into a three-inch pie ; and as there is no suet in the mince-meat, a piece of butter, the size of a hazel-nut, must be placed in the middle of the mince- meat in each pie. 280. Mince-meat (No. 2). Ingredients. One pound of Raisins

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.