Mincemeat (2)

Ingredients

• One pound of the best kidney suet chopped very fine
• 3lbs. of Wellington apples, peeled and put through the mincer
• 1 lb. of raisins, stoned and minced
• ilb. currants, well washed and dried
• Jib. of mixed peel, chopped fine
• 2ozs. sweet almonds
• 10z. bitter almonds, blanched and put through the mincer
• ^oz. of allspice
• 6 cloves pounded
• the grated rind of 2 lemons and juice of one
• ipt.’ brandy

Method

1. 1

   Mix all the ingredients thoroughly; let it remain three days before adding the brandy.

2. 2

   Stir well each day.

3. 3

   Put into a stone jar, cover with oiled paper soaked in a little brandy, tie or seal it down tightly until required, and keep in a dry place.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The King's College Hospital book of cooking recipes (1907) by King's College Hospital, page 51. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mincemeat (2). One pound of the best kidney suet chopped very fine, add to this 3lbs. of Wellington apples, peeled and put through the mincer, 1 lb. of raisins, stoned and minced, ilb. currants, well washed and dried, Jib. of mixed peel, chopped fine, 2ozs. sweet 128 KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL TO SOUTH LONDON. almonds, ioz. bitter almonds, blanched and put through the mincer, ^oz. of allspice, 6 cloves poun- ded, the grated rind of 2 lemons and juice of one, ipt.’ brandy. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly; let it remain three days before adding the brandy. Stir well each day. Put into a stone jar, cover with oiled paper soaked in a little brandy, tie or seal it down "tightly until required, and keep in a dry place. Mrs. MacAllister per Miss Monk. Malaga Pudding. 50ZS. Breadcrumbs. 20ZS. Butter. 20zs. Sugar. Grated rind of Lemon and juice. 2 Eggs. Raisins lining the basin, and lemon peel. Steam for two hours. Mrs. Terry. Marmalade Pudding. ^lb. Breadcrumbs. 1 tablespoonful Flour. 6ozs. finely-chopped Suet. 3 well-beaten Eggs. 3 tablespoonfuls Marmalade. 3 tablespoon fuls Caster Sugar. 1 teaspoonful Carbonate of Soda. Grated rind and juice of i Lemon. Steam 3^ hours in well-greased basin and serve with marmalade sauce made as follows: — 2 tablespoonfuls of marmalade mixed with 1 tumbler of boiling water, strain into a saucepan, add 1 table- spoonful caster sugar, and thicken with a little corn- flour, mixed with cold water and added when the strained mixture boils. Boil up and serve hot with the pudding. Mrs. Silk. 129 F IN AID OF THE’ FUND FOR THE REMOVAL OF Obletjes. 2lbs. fine Flour. ilb. Caster Sugar. fib. Butter. 4 Eggs. 2 dessert-spoonfuls fine ground Cinnamon. 5pt. white Wine. Beat the butter to a cream, mix with the sugar; add the eggs, whisked separately, the wine, and lastly the flour, in which the cinnamon has been mixed. If the batter is not quite thin enough to spread, mix a little more wine with it. Bake in oublie-pan (wafer pan), put about a dessert-spoonful on the pan; shut tight and hold over the fire to brown on both sides (takes about two minutes). Open the pan, roll oublie as you would a pancake, while hot. They should be very crisp and light, and as thin as a wafer. Mrs. McD. Troup. Orange Pudding*. The juice and grated rind (rubbed on Sugar) of 6 Oranges. ^pt. Cream. 6ozs. bruised Ratafias, or Sponge Cakes. 6 yolks and 2 whites of Eggs (whipped). A bit of Nutmeg and Cinnamon. 6ozs. pounded Sugar. A little Salt. Mix the above well together in a basin and work it with a whisk for io minutes. Put a border of puff paste round the edge of a pie-dish. Spread the dish with butter, pour the batter into it. Strew some pistachio kernels on the top and bake £ hour. When done, sift a little sugar on the top and serve. Miss A. Horili.. 130 KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL TO SOUTH LONDON. Orange Pudding*. 4 Oranges. Caster Sugar. 2 Eggs, ipt. Milk. Peel the oranges and remove all pith and pips; cut them into quarters, lay them in a pie-dish, and sprinkle with caster sugar. Make a custard with the yolks of eggs and milk, and pour it over the oranges. Whip the whites of the eggs, cover over the top, and bake in a slow oven for 20 minutes. Mrs. MacAli.ister pur Miss Monk. PofTertjes. All). Butter. fib. Flour. ipt. Milk or Water. 6 Eggs. 1 lb. Lard. Add the butter to the boiling milk or water, then stir in gradually the flour till it ceases to adhere to the saucepan; let the mixture cool on a dish, then stir in the eggs, yolks and whites whisked separately. Put the lard into a saucepan, and when it boils well, put lumps of the dough, about a teaspoonful at a time, into the saucepan, keeping the puffs down with a skimmer (as they will rise to the top of Pie fat) till they are a light brown colour. Serve hot with white sugar. Mrs. McD. Troup. Picnic Pudding. 6ozs. of Flour. 6ozs. of Suet, fib. of Currants. A little Nutmeg, Ginger, and Candied Peel. 3 Eggs. 6ozs. of Breadcrumbs. 6ozs. of Raisins (cut). 6ozs. of Sugar, fpt. of Milk. Chop the suet fine and mix all together; put the 131 IN AID OF THE FUND FOR THE REMOVAL OF mixture into a Yorkshire pudding tin, which has been well greased, and bake in a moderate oven. Can be eaten hot or cold. Mrs. Beale. Plum Pudding1. Three-quarters pound beef suet minced very fine, add to this 2lbs. breadcrumbs, ilb. raisins, stoned, i lb. sultanas, ilb. currants, |lb. mixed peel, ilb. brown sugar. Remove all stems from the sultanas, well wash the currants, pass all through the mincing machine, then add the grated rind of 2 lemons, 6 eggs, i teaspoonful of mixed spice, I small stick of cinnamon, I cup of flour. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly, then add the eggs well beaten, a pint of milk, a pinch of salt, a wineglassful of essence of cherries, ioz. sweet almonds,

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