281319 Mon Nov 28 15:15:27 -0800 2005 6 31 Home Cooking 0 1496298 Ok, I swear I did a search on this on the board, and I've yet to bring up a recipe for good old fashioned mincemeat. I found a recipe on epicurious, but it really didn't get any good reviews. I grew up with mincemeat pies at Christmas and my mother has seemed to have lost her recipe and doesn't remember it, which is ok for her, but I'm the one cooking this year. Any help would be much appreciated. Mon Nov 28 15:15:27 -0800 2005 0 simply_victoria 1 1496303 I'm curious - how does homemade mince meat taste vs. purchased/reconstituted - I've never made my own and use a combination of jarred and reconstituted for my tarts. Thanks! Mon Nov 28 15:47:26 -0800 2005 1496298 0 MMRuth 1 1496309 How old-fashioned? There are three levels of mincemeat: 1. Mock mincemeat: fruit, but no suet or meat 2. Real mincement: fruit, suet and meat 3. In between: fruit and suet, but no meat as such. Mon Nov 28 16:18:11 -0800 2005 1496298 0 Karl S 2 1496404 I guess you could say #3. We used the suet but no meat. I have found some odd recipes, but the reviews of them have not been very positive. Tue Nov 29 09:39:37 -0800 2005 1496309 0 simply_victoria 1 1496322 I have a very old recipe that uses meat in it but it makes 12 lbs. I guess you could cut it down but it keeps all winter. Simmer 2lbs. beef in water until tender. When cooked and cooled chop it finely and place in a large bowl. Add 2 lbs. suet finely chopped, 2lbs. currants, 2 lbs. raisins, 1 lb. citron-shredded, 1 1/4 lbs.chopped candied lemon peel, 4 lbs. apples cored, peeled and chopped, 2 lbs. golden raisins, 2 lls. sugar, 2 whole grated nutmegs, 1/4 oz.ground cloves, 1/2 oz. ground cinnamon, 1/4 oz.ground mace, 1 tsp. salt 2 each lemons and oranges the zest added to the mince meat and each fruit seeded, pith removed, chopped and added with the juices. Mix well and cover. Refrigerate until needed. Of course I am going to add a healthy amount of brandy to it too. I have a recipe I made for Thanksgiving that is smaller and instead of meat and suet uses ground pears. If interested letme know. Either needs to be made soon so it can ripen and develop the flavors. Mon Nov 28 17:02:21 -0800 2005 1496298 0 Candy 1 1496383 i'm not sure which kind of mincemeat you're looking for, but i'd suggest 3 sources: 1. nigella. her domestic goddess book has a good recipe that i made last year for mince pies. they were great and people loved them. 2. delia smith: the Brit cooking goddess: www.deliaonline.com. 3. the BBC website has a food section that's searchable...www.bbc.co.uk/food good luck! Tue Nov 29 04:48:08 -0800 2005 1496298 0 hobokeg 1 1496564 I've been using this recipe for years with fine results. It does include meat, and sure isnt as elaborate as Candy's (which sounds wonderful!), but it's fairly easy and makes a couple of pie's worth: 6 apples 1 lb cooked roast beef 1 cup raisins 1 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup sweet wine (Mogan David DOES have a use!) 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground cloves Core the apples and chop them coarsely (they dont have to be peeled). Cut up the meat into equally small pieces. Mix everything together except the spices and refrigerate overnight. Add the spices before using. Tue Nov 29 16:52:28 -0800 2005 1496298 0 Fydeaux