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

[Craig Jones.]

>Crosse and blackwell make mincemeat with the meat!   chirhart

Well, as far as I am aware it's just Suet (Fat from around Beef
Kidneys, a particularly pure source).

I used to eat it with a spoon straight out of the jar when I was a
kid.  Mum never had enough to make mince pies when she wanted to and
so would kick me every time and send me up for the shops for more.

Arrrr, the good ole days...


Drakeyboy.


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "A. F. Murphy" <afmmurphy at earthlink.net>
>To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 2:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Re: Mincemeat, was Favorite fruitcakes
>
>
>> 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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