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Jester · 12-23-2019, 11:27 AM

My kin like mincemeat pie during the holidays. Usually I get some premade and buff it up to our tastes. This time Pubix (yes I know but it is my name for it

) only got one box in and it is way sold out.

Looking to throw a homemade filling together but wanted to check if there were any recommendations from the cigar clan.

Leaning towards this one so far: https://www.thespruceeats.com/christ...-recipe-435069

J.

gumby · 12-23-2019, 05:11 PM

My dad always made these, (along with pumpkin and pecan pies) I could never stand mince meat.

Jester · 12-24-2019, 01:58 AM

I didn't care for it as a youngster either, I like it now. But it does make the one a year category though. Unlike the Pumpkin and Chocolate Pecan that I'm also doing.

I think three pies for four people should be enuf....

J.

Mad Dawg · 12-24-2019, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester

Leaning towards this one so far: https://www.thespruceeats.com/christ...-recipe-435069

That looks pretty damn good to me!

I love me some mincemeat!

The old standby None Such is fine, but my wife has an old family recipe for green tomato mincemeat that is da bomb!

Needs to age for at least a month, and green tomatoes can be hard to find, but totally worth the effort.

Jester · 12-27-2019, 04:19 AM

It did turn out pretty good. Didn't find dried currents so used blueberries. Didn't find suet or lard so I used Crisco and it was only about 36 hours at rest before baking.

Still it was good, not the familiar mincemeat but better than none at all.

...and yeah, I may ask for that green tommy toe recipe at some point. I love that concept.

Best,
J

Mad Dawg · 12-28-2019, 03:47 PM

I found Walker's (Scottish company famous for their shortbread) Spiced Orange and Cranberry Mince Tarts at World Market. Hory shet do I wish I'd bought more than one box!

So the next time I make mincemeat it will certainly incorporate generous quantities of candied orange peel and sweetened dried cranberries.

Prolly need a few test batches, you know, to get the flavors right.

Briandg · 01-25-2020, 08:18 AM

Oh, man, I wish that I had seen this. My wife and I created a mincemeat recipe that is absolutely mind blowing and we make it in 5 pound batches. Freeze it in one pound lots for the next season.

Granny smith apples, dried cranberries and raisins, chuck roast that was roasted rather than boiled, some cider, beef broth from cooking, pecan pieces, the standard spices, brown sugar and (maybe) molasses.

This is intensely flavorful, it is big and meaty in texture, and creates a nice, meaty pie. It's so thick and heavy that it won't actually freeze, you preserve it by putting it into the freezer and it will remain so damned cold that it can't spoil. The solids can freeze but you still wind up with a bit of liquid separating it.

Jester · 01-25-2020, 08:44 AM

I'll be asking for more info on that one too Brian, I just need to get a freezer and other stuff out of the PODS.

I like the original concept rather than the meat free. I can't be mincemeat without it technically.

Best,
J

12-23-2019, 11:27 AM	#1
Jester Contributing Editor Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saint Pete Fl/Montgomery Al Posts: 4,017	Mincemeat made at home? My kin like mincemeat pie during the holidays. Usually I get some premade and buff it up to our tastes. This time Pubix (yes I know but it is my name for it ) only got one box in and it is way sold out. Looking to throw a homemade filling together but wanted to check if there were any recommendations from the cigar clan. Leaning towards this one so far: https://www.thespruceeats.com/christ...-recipe-435069 J. __________________ A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. - Samuel Adams, 1779

12-23-2019, 05:11 PM	#2
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,284	My dad always made these, (along with pumpkin and pecan pies) I could never stand mince meat. __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

12-24-2019, 01:58 AM	#3
Jester Contributing Editor Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saint Pete Fl/Montgomery Al Posts: 4,017	I didn't care for it as a youngster either, I like it now. But it does make the one a year category though. Unlike the Pumpkin and Chocolate Pecan that I'm also doing. I think three pies for four people should be enuf.... J. __________________ A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. - Samuel Adams, 1779

12-27-2019, 04:19 AM	#5
Jester Contributing Editor Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saint Pete Fl/Montgomery Al Posts: 4,017	It did turn out pretty good. Didn't find dried currents so used blueberries. Didn't find suet or lard so I used Crisco and it was only about 36 hours at rest before baking. Still it was good, not the familiar mincemeat but better than none at all. ...and yeah, I may ask for that green tommy toe recipe at some point. I love that concept. Best, J __________________ A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. - Samuel Adams, 1779

12-28-2019, 03:47 PM	#6
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,199	I found Walker's (Scottish company famous for their shortbread) Spiced Orange and Cranberry Mince Tarts at World Market. Hory shet do I wish I'd bought more than one box! So the next time I make mincemeat it will certainly incorporate generous quantities of candied orange peel and sweetened dried cranberries. Prolly need a few test batches, you know, to get the flavors right. __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

01-25-2020, 08:18 AM	#7
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	Oh, man, I wish that I had seen this. My wife and I created a mincemeat recipe that is absolutely mind blowing and we make it in 5 pound batches. Freeze it in one pound lots for the next season. Granny smith apples, dried cranberries and raisins, chuck roast that was roasted rather than boiled, some cider, beef broth from cooking, pecan pieces, the standard spices, brown sugar and (maybe) molasses. This is intensely flavorful, it is big and meaty in texture, and creates a nice, meaty pie. It's so thick and heavy that it won't actually freeze, you preserve it by putting it into the freezer and it will remain so damned cold that it can't spoil. The solids can freeze but you still wind up with a bit of liquid separating it.

01-25-2020, 08:44 AM	#8
Jester Contributing Editor Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saint Pete Fl/Montgomery Al Posts: 4,017	I'll be asking for more info on that one too Brian, I just need to get a freezer and other stuff out of the PODS. I like the original concept rather than the meat free. I can't be mincemeat without it technically. Best, J __________________ A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. - Samuel Adams, 1779

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