mincemeat vegetarian repost of 2 recipes

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AmyF and Denise posted these two recipes

 

mincemeat

Times

Heritage cookbook.

 

6 cups chopped, peeled apples

6 cups chopped, peeled green tomatoes

4 cups light brown sugar

1 1/3 C cider vinegar

3 C raisins

3 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ground cloves

3/4 tsp ground allspice

3/4 tsp mace

2 tsp salt

3/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper

1/2 C butter (I usually leave this out)

Mix apples and tomatoes together and drain well. Add

remaining ingredients

except butter. Bring gradually to boiling and let

simmer three hours,

stirring

often. Add butter and mix well. Spoon into hot

sterilized canning jars and

seal. Cool and store in a dark, dry place.

 

Hope you like it!!! AmyF

 

MINCEMEAT

· 8 ounces/1 1/3 cups dried pears, chopped

· Grated rind of 1 lemon

· Grated rind of 1 orange

· 1 pound/3 cups mixed dried fruit

· 4 ounces/3/4 cup whole candied peel, chopped

· 4 ounces/3/4 glacé (candied) cherries, halved

· 4 ounces/3/4 dates, chopped (~3/4 cup)

· 2 ounces/2/3 cup flaked almonds

· 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice

· 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg

· 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

· 1/2 cup medium sherry

· 1/3 cup brandy

· 1/3 cup water

 

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and set

aside for 1 - 2

hours to allow the flavors to mingle. Transfer to a

casserole, cover

and bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

Cool, then store in an airtight jar until ready to

use.

 

Note: Quantities given make 2 1/2 pounds of mincemeat.

Use half the

mincemeat to assemble the pies and freeze half for

later.

 

 

My notes: I didn't use the glace cherries, instead I

used 4 oz of

candied orange peel and 4 oz of candied lemon peel.

Also, for my mixed

fruit I bought a bag of tropical dried fruit, which

also had some

coconut flakes in it. Next time I will not bake in my

stoneware

casserole as it did dry it out quite a bit. When it

was done baking, I

added quite a bit of water as it was so dry. Not sure

if this would be

different if cooked in a glass casserole dish. If you

are familiar

with mincemeat you know that it does have a " sauce " so

I kept adding

water until it looked right; you don't want it dry.

 

Music washes away from the soul

the dust of everyday life.

- Berthold Auerbach -

 

 

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