Mince Pie

Ingredients

• Two pounds of suet
• four pounds of mince meat
• three cups raisins
• three cups of currants
• two pieces of citron
• twelve cups of fine chopped apples
• five large teaspoons of cloves
• four large teaspoons ginger
• four nutmegs
• one quart syrup
• four quarts of cider
• five teaspoons cinnamon
• one teaspoon of pepper
• one cup of sugar
• two lemons (juice and rind grated)

Method

1. 1

   Stir all together, let come to a boil, then put in a jar.

2. 2

   When making pies, add a tablespoon of brandy to each pie.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 20 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new home cook book (1896), page 90. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MINCE PIES. Six pounds of lean fresh beef boiled tender, when cold, chopped fine, a pound of beef suet chopped fine, five pounds of apples chopped, two pounds of raisins, seeded, two pounds of currants, half a pound of citron, two tablespoons of cinnamon, one of grated nutmeg, one tablespoon of cloves, one tablespoon of allspice, one tablespoon of salt, three pounds of brown sugar, a quart of wine, pint of brandy, and the liquor the meat is boiled in. Keep in a stone jar tied over with a double paper. It should be made, at least, the day before it is used, and VALUABLE EECIPES. 223 when you make pies add a little more wine to what you take out for the pies, and more chopped apples. MINCE MEAT. Mrs. Higgins. Six pounds of beef and six pounds of apples, chopped fine ; four pounds of sugar, two of citron, three of raisins, three of currants, one of suet, two quarts of boiled cider, one-half cup of salt, two nutmegs, two tablespoons of ground cloves, two of allspice, two of cinnamon ; when used, enough sweet cider should be added to make the mixture quite moist. MINCE MEAT. Mrs. J. M. Durand. Two pounds of raisins, one of currants, one of suet, two and one-half of sugar, one-quarter of citron, one- eighth of cinnamon, two chopped pippins, three lemons, two nutmegs ; wine, brandy and cloves to taste. MINCE PIE. Mrs. Pulsifer. Two pounds of suet chopped fine, four pounds of mince meat, three cups raisins, three cups of currants, two pieces of citron, twelve cups of fine chopped apples, five large teaspoons of cloves, four large teaspoons ginger, four nut- megs, one quart syrup, four quarts of cider, five teaspoons cinnamon, one teaspoon of pepper, salt to taste, one cup of sugar, two lemons (juice and rind grated)

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