Mince Pies

Ingredients

• two pounds lean fresh beef
• one pound beef-suet
• five pounds apples
• two pounds raisins
• one pound sultana raisins
• two pounds currants
• two tablespoonfuls cinnamon
• two tablespoonfuls mace
• one tablespoonful cloves
• one tablespoonful fine salt
• half pounds brown sugar
• one quart brown sherry
• one pint best brandy
• a pound of citron
• four waters
• one small beat the » yolks
• one powdered nutmeg
• one tavlespoonful all- spice

Directions

1. Two pounds lean fresh beef, boiled, and when cold, chopped fine; one pound beef-suet, cleared of strings and minced to powder; five pounds apples, pared and chopped; two pounds raisins, seeded and chopped; one

2. pound sultana raisins, washed and picked over; two pounds currants, washed in four waters and carefully picked over (otherwise look out for dirt); three-quarters

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9. © of a pound of citron, cut up fine; two tablespoonfuls

10. cinnamon, one powdered nutmeg, two tablespoonfuls mace, one tablespoonful cloves, one tavlespoonful all- spice, one tablespoonful fine salt, two and a half pounds brown sugar, one quart brown sherry, one pint best brandy. As this mince will keep for months, carefully cover and add more liquid if it dries out.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Mace	not in our table	0
Brandy	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.