Mince Pies

Ingredients

• Two pounds of beef cooked and chopped fine
• one and a-half pounds beef suet
• two pounds currants
• two pounds raisins
• one-half pound citron
• two and a-half pounds chopped apples
• two pounds sugar
• juice of three lemons
• one tablespoonful each cloves
• one tablespoonful each cinnamon
• one tablespoonful each nutmeg
• cider: to thin
• use brandy to taste when making up the pies

Method

1. 1

   Mix all ingredients together and fill pie crusts.

2. 2

   Bake until done.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 18 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dora's cook book (1888) by Dora E. Fairfield, page 51. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MINCE PIES. Two small crackers pounded fine, three tablespoons vinegar, three tablespoons sugar, three tablespoons mo lasses, a bit of butter, spice and raisins to taste. PIES, TARTS, AND PASTRY. 171 PORK APPLE PIE. ng Make your crust in the usual manner ; spread it over a large deep plate; cut some slices of fat pork very thin, also some slices of apple; place a layer of apples, and then of pork, with a very light allowance of allspice, pep- per, and sugar between,—three layers of each,—with . crust over the top. Bake one hour. MINCE PIES. Two pounds of beef cooked and chopped fine, one and a-half pounds beef suet, two pounds currants, two pounds raisins, one-half pound citron, two and a-half pounds chopped apples, two pounds sugar, juice of three lemons, one tablespoonful each cloves,cinnamon, and nutmeg, cider: to thin; use brandy to taste when making up the pies

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