[Sca-cooks] Re: Favorite fruitcakes

[Peters, Rise J.]

Boy, Orlaith, I'm glad you asked... I'd always thought mincemeat was
"meatless" too.  I learn something new every day, at least, on this list I
do!

=Cait

> -----Original Message-----
> From: welsh10thcent at tds.net [mailto:welsh10thcent at tds.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 12:06 PM
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Re: Favorite fruitcakes
>
>
> Yes True mincemeat is made with meat, most folks dont
> remember or have never tasted true mincemeat.  Itis a long
> process but the results are wonderful.  Always made in Fall,
> since it requires meat, usually butchered in the fall,
> apples, raisins (grapes yah know :) ), spices, wine or cider,
> and i dont remember whatelse, there is like 25 things in it,
> then you cook it to death and can it.  i dont have my
> grandmothers recipe for it anymore but would love to find one again.
>
> Morvran ab Thomas of Cardiff
> Barony of Sternfeld
> mka Indianapolis, IN
>
>
> 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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