mince pie

[pattys214garden]

how come it`s sooo hard to find mince pie in north carolina - [ not the meat type ] back in N.Y. you had to get MRS SMITH`S frozen and thaw it out but moving to N.C. i thought for sure i`d be able to get it

[motdaugrnds]

I've been wanting some too and have not found any. Wondering now if there are tried & true recipies for it.................may be I will have to create it myself if I get any.

[Harry Chickpea]

I've noticed the decline in popularity over the years. The traditional fruit recipe takes a lot of raisins and is almost too dense. Since a lot of the joy is in the spices, the mince mix cuts well with pears or apples. Home canning mincemeat used to be fairly common.

[jwal10]

Mince is easy to make. Just put together and let sit in the refrigerator before making pie or tarts. We can 60 quarts of mincemeat using venison....James

5 lbs ground venison and 2 lbs fatty ground pork, 5 qts chopped apples 2 lbs seedless raisins 1 lb cranberries) 2 qts apple cider 1 whole large orange, zest first, peel and chopped very small 2 tbsp ground cinnamon 2 tsp ground nutmeg 5 cups dark brown sugar or molasses 2 tbsp salt Makes about 7 quarts.

Edited, we do not use the orange peel, just wanted to make clear.

[Ketoriverfarm]

Thanks for the recipe James. I have been looking for a recipe to can. Susan

[7thswan]

I cann green tomato mincemeat. It has rasins, oranges ect.

[Waiting Falcon]

Green tomato mince meat is just as good......
Mince meat can always be stretched with dried apples.