mcduff1979
Assistant Cook
hi all,
Well as were a month and change away from Xmas, I thought id share a mincemeat recipe passed down in my family for at least 90 years, most likely longer.
Ingredients are:
1 ½ lbs Raisins
1 lb Peel
1lb Sultanas
1lb Currants
2lb Bramley Apples
1lb Suet
1 ½ lbs Brown Sugar
2 lemons (Zest and Juice)
2 Oranges (Zest and Juice)
2oz Mixed Spice
1 Nutmeg (Grated)
½ lb Almonds (Chopped)
½ Pint Brandy
Method is very simple, take a large bowl, add all the ingredients, mix well, and cover with a tea towel (I peg mine to the bowl rim), return to the mincemeat every few days and give it a stir, after a week or 2 return once more stir it and then put into preserving jars.
Gets better with age!
I have some that's at least a few years old
Well as were a month and change away from Xmas, I thought id share a mincemeat recipe passed down in my family for at least 90 years, most likely longer.
Ingredients are:
1 ½ lbs Raisins
1 lb Peel
1lb Sultanas
1lb Currants
2lb Bramley Apples
1lb Suet
1 ½ lbs Brown Sugar
2 lemons (Zest and Juice)
2 Oranges (Zest and Juice)
2oz Mixed Spice
1 Nutmeg (Grated)
½ lb Almonds (Chopped)
½ Pint Brandy
Method is very simple, take a large bowl, add all the ingredients, mix well, and cover with a tea towel (I peg mine to the bowl rim), return to the mincemeat every few days and give it a stir, after a week or 2 return once more stir it and then put into preserving jars.
Gets better with age!
I have some that's at least a few years old