SC - meat in mincemeat

[Mary Morman]

On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Vicki Strassburg wrote:
> Good gentles, this brings up a question I have had ever since the year I
> bought 50 pounds of plums with which to make plum pudding. Then I looked
> at the recipe. I located a total of 9 recipes, ranging from modern to
> early 1900's. Not one of them contained plums. Did plum pudding *ever*
> have plums in it?
> 
> Thanks for the help,
> Maedb

the term "plums" (as in sugarplums, for example) tends to mean dried fruit
in general - raisins, currants, prunes, etc.

elaina

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