[CH] Mincemeat Pir Filling

Dave Drum (xrated@ameritech.net)
Thu, 28 Nov 2002 13:42:23 -0600

At 11:11 AM 11/28/2002 -0800, Doug Irvine wrote:
>The NorthEast ChileMan wrote:
>>My thoughts xactly, Mark.
>>From: "=Mark" <mstevens@exit109.com>
>>Sent: Thursday, 28 November, 2002 9:32 AM
>>Subject: Re: [CH] Scrumpy Cider
>>
>>
>>>At 08:29 AM 11/28/2002 -0500, The NorthEast ChileMan wrote:
>>>
>>>>Check out recipe for scrumpy at this URL:
>>>>
>>>>http://www.tektron.co.uk/recipescrumpy.html
>>>>
>>>>Paul
>>>
>>>1/2 pound, raw meat?!?
>>>
>>>=Mark
>>
>You guys never had English mincemeat pie? It is even worse, in that it has 
>suet as well....ya know, PURE FAT!!! which comes from awful offal places 
>:-)) Cheers, Doug in BC (Marie makes ours vegetarian style, still 
>good!)(even adds a ground up chile!)

Not just English - also French and American. I have this recipe from the 
place attributed -- but, when researching the subject found the same recipe 
on a couple midieval web sites as "Minst pyes du Paris" (less the chile 
which Cristobal Colombu hadn't yet brought from the "new world").

MMMMM----- Meal Master Recipe

       Title: Charlotte's Homemade Mincemeat
  Categories: Pies, Desserts, Game, Beef
       Yield: 1 Gallon

       2 lb lean stew meat (venison)
   1 1/2 c  suet
       4 c  apples; peeled, cored, and
            chopped
   2 1/2 c  raisins
   1 1/2 c  currants; chopped
   2 1/2 c  sugar
       3 c  pie cherries; pitted
   1 1/2 pt strong cold coffee
       1 pt cider
       2 ts cinnamon
       2 ts cayenne; ground      -=OR=-
       1 ts ea ts jalapeno & cayenne
       1 ts nutmeg
       6 ts salt
     1/2 ts cloves
       1 tb mace
       1 tb allspice

   Cook meat until tender. In large pan, add all ingredients
   except meat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add meat and stir
   well. Use right away or refigerate and store for up to
   two weeks.

   Makes: 4 quarts

   Cougar Ranch Bed and Breakfast
   Missoula, Montana 59807

   Found on 1st Traveler's Choice Internet Cookbook. (www.virtualcities.com)

   MM Format by Dave Drum - 18 November 2002

MMMMM


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