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POOR  MAN'S  MINCE  MEAT
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POOR MAN'S MINCE MEAT

25 ingredients 8 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

601
Calories
29g
Protein
28g
Fat
63g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Mace not in our table 0
Cider not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds raisins chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon cloves
  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 2 cups good vine- gar
  • 1/2 cup of butter
  • 1 cup chopped suet
  • 1 tablespoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 pounds lean beef boiled
  • 1 pound of suet minced to a powder
  • 5 pounds juicy apples
  • 4 pounds seeded raisins
  • 2 pounds currants
  • 3 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons mace
  • 1 tablespoon fine salt
  • 3 pounds brown sugar
  • 2 gallon boiled cider
  • a gallon of mince meat use % chopped meat
  • 1 peck green tomatoes
  • 1 table- spoon cloves
  • 1 grated nut- meg
  • cloves
  • vinegar

Directions

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1 peck green tomatoes, (peeled and chopped), 4 ]u)unds granu- lated sugar, 2 pounds raisins chopped, 2 tablespoons cinnamon. 1 tablespoon cloves, 1 cup vinegar; cook two hours before adding sugar, spices and raisins; then cook two hours more.

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JamestoAvn C. B.

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158 THE WARREN COOK BOOK

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MINCE MEAT,

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For a gallon of mince meat use % chopped meat, (salted when boiling), and % chopped apples, 1 pt. molasses, 2 cups good vine- gar, 1/2 cup of butter or 1 cup chopped suet, 1 tablespoon allspice, 1% tablespoons cinnamon, 1 teaspoon cloves and a teaspoon salt. To make a mince pie, line a tin with rich crust and fill with above adding raisins, sugar and dots of butter in quantities to suit the taste; cover with crust and bake in slow oven about ^/^ hour.

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Mrs. A. Cook.

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MINCE MEAT NO. II.

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2 pounds lean beef boiled ; when cold chop fine ; 1 pound of suet minced to a powder; 5 pounds juicy apples, pared and chopped, 4 pounds seeded raisins, 2 pounds currants, washed and dried, i/o pound citron, chopped, 3 tablespoons cinnamon, 1 tablespoon cloves, 1 table- spoon cloves, 1 tablespoon allspice, 2 tablespoons mace, 1 grated nut- meg, 1 tablespoon fine salt, 3 pounds brown sugar, I/2 gallon boiled cider ; mix and heat through ; then seal in jars. Jelly, juice from spiced fruits, preserves, or plain fruit juices may be added and will add to flavor. Kate Winger.

By Warren, Pa. Presbyterian church. Second auxiliary missionary society. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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