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Mock Mince Pies

From La cuisine creole, 1885

Very good.

Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from La cuisine creole (1885) by Lafcadio Hearn, page 77. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MOCK MINCE PIES. VERY GOOD. Take six crackers, soak them în one and a half cups of warm water, add to them one cup of good brown sugar, one cup of raisins, one cup of molasses, and one- half cup of cider or strong vinegar. Beat in half a cup of butter, season with a lemon and its rind, a nutmeg, one teaspoonful of cloves, and ground cinnamon

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