Mince Meat without Meat. No. 2.

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (16)

four pounds of raisins of the sun, stoned and chopped very fine
five pounds of currants ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
three pounds of beef suet shred very fine ↝ Beef, variety meats and by-products, suet, raw [Beef Products]
the crumb of a half-quartern loaf
three pounds of loaf-sugar
the peel of four lemons grated ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
half an ounce of nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
a quarter of an ounce of mace ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
the same of cloves ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
one pint of good brandy ↝ Brandy [Liquor and cocktails]
about one third of apple chopped fine ↝ Apple, raw [Apples]
six or eight small slices of citron
preserved orange-peel ↝ Orange peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a table-spoonful of sweet wine ↝ Wine, dessert, sweet [Wine]
ratafia
a piece of a large lemon mixed together ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]

Instructions (2)

To make a mince meat that will keep for five or six years, take four pounds of raisins of the sun, stoned and chopped very fine, five pounds of currants, three pounds of beef suet shred very fine, the crumb of a half-quartern loaf, three pounds of loaf-sugar, the peel of four lemons grated, half an ounce of nutmeg, a quarter of an ounce of mace, the same of cloves, and one pint of good brandy.
When you make your pies, add about one third of apple chopped fine; and to each pie put six or eight small slices of citron and preserved orange-peel, with a table-spoonful of sweet wine, ratafia, and a piece of a large lemon mixed together.

Original Text

Mince Meat without Meat. No. 2.

To make a mince meat that will keep for five or six years, take four pounds of raisins of the sun, stoned and chopped very fine, five pounds of currants, three pounds of beef suet shred very fine, the crumb of a half-quartern loaf, three pounds of loaf-sugar, the peel of four lemons grated, half an ounce of nutmeg, a quarter of an ounce of mace, the same of cloves, and one pint of good brandy. When you make your pies, add about one third of apple chopped fine; and to each pie put six or[289] eight small slices of citron and preserved orange-peel, with a table-spoonful of sweet wine, ratafia, and a piece of a large lemon mixed together.

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