There has been NO commercial mincemeat that I could find locally (North of Orlando). I ordered online and paid a small fortune for 3 jars. Hubs and I dearly love mincemeat pie and cookies. I can't live without it in the Fall.
I'd like to try the suet recipe but I'll have to pay for ordering the suet online and a lot of the candied fruit. It's just not available around here this year. So strange...
Thank you for the post (and the recognition!). I will be sending you lovely mincy wishes as I bake this year.
Ok, I feel silly, because I just bought a jar of the commercial stuff. But I have to ask, where to get shredded suet over here? I asked a rancher at the farmers market, and she tried to offer me a slab of bloody fat. 😱 I usually sub butter for suet in UK recipes because of this....
Being mostly vegetarian (I occasionally eat poultry) do you have a recipe for meatless mince pie? I did enjoy your sharing of the history of mince pies. I had a chuckle over the story about the pies made during Prohibition w/extra alcohol added! Thanks, Peggy
#203: Mince: The Real American Pie
How wonderful in every way! Suet.....and lard! The stuff of dreams! And if you have any left over you can make plum pudding!
Hi Kate
As a Brit chef living in France, thought you may like this link:
https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Stir-Up-Sunday/#:~:text=The last Sunday before Advent,the Book of Common Prayer.
I used to do this with my grandma and may Mum, we used to do the full Monty with Christmas cake, pudding and mincemeat :)
There has been NO commercial mincemeat that I could find locally (North of Orlando). I ordered online and paid a small fortune for 3 jars. Hubs and I dearly love mincemeat pie and cookies. I can't live without it in the Fall.
I'd like to try the suet recipe but I'll have to pay for ordering the suet online and a lot of the candied fruit. It's just not available around here this year. So strange...
Thank you for the post (and the recognition!). I will be sending you lovely mincy wishes as I bake this year.
Ok, I feel silly, because I just bought a jar of the commercial stuff. But I have to ask, where to get shredded suet over here? I asked a rancher at the farmers market, and she tried to offer me a slab of bloody fat. 😱 I usually sub butter for suet in UK recipes because of this....
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Being mostly vegetarian (I occasionally eat poultry) do you have a recipe for meatless mince pie? I did enjoy your sharing of the history of mince pies. I had a chuckle over the story about the pies made during Prohibition w/extra alcohol added! Thanks, Peggy