Name: Mince Pies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 5 lb beef; 4 lb suet; 5 lb raisins; 5 lb sugar; 1 lb citron; 8 each crackers; 2 each lemons; 3 cups cider; 1 quart molasses; 1 quart wine; 1 cups brandy; 0.25 cups rose water; 1 each quince; 2 tbsp salt; 8 tsp cloves; 13 do cinnamon; 4 each mace; 1 each nutmeg

Instructions

1
Five lbs beef, four lbs suet, five lbs raisins, five lbs sugar, one lb citron, eight crackers pounded fine, two lemons chopped fine, three pints cider, one quart molasses, one quart wine, one quart brandy, one gill rose water, one quince boiled and chopped, two tablespoons salt, eight teaspoons cloves, thirteen do.
2
cinnamon, four do.
3
mace; grate nutmeg on the top of the pie; add bits of sugar before baking.
4
Mix molasses, crackers, cider and spice together, heat to almost a scald, then mix it with the remainder of the ingredients.
5
Mix the sugar with the wine.
6
If you like them richer, add fruits, sugar, and spice.

Mince Pies

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