[Sca-cooks] Re: Mincemeat, was Favorite fruitcakes

[A. F. Murphy]

These days it is almost always just fruits and nuts, but it originally was
meat, with the fruits and nuts. I have recipes (someplace, probably my
1920's or earlier cookbooks) calling for beef and suet. It is always wise
to check, for those for whom it matters...

I know the mince pie I buy at my local bakery is meatless, because it is
Parve, because that bakery tells us these things - speaking of those for
whom it matters! (It is Kosher.) They're dairy, I never have to worry about
suet, and obviously not lard either. Finding out if they used eggs would be
a bit trickier...

Anne

> [Original Message]
> From: Nelson Beth <grdygirl at yahoo.com>
>
> okay...not to show my lack of knowledge or anything ;)
> but I thought that mincemeat was made from the nuts
> not actual meat...am I missing something here or just
> been told REALLY wrong?
>
> Orlaith
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