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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 39
The late Mrs. Simpson's Recipe for Mince-Meat
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The late Mrs. Simpson's Recipe for Mince-Meat.
68. One pound and a half of apples. Three quarters of a pound of currants. Half-a-pound of sultana raisins. Quarter of a pound of good table raisins. Half-pound of raw sugar. Three ounces of candied lemon. One ounce of candied orange. Quarter of an ounce of candied citron. Two teaspoonsful of allspice. Quarter of a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon. A very little nutmeg. Half-a-pound of fresh butter.
Instructions.—Chop, or grate the apples very small; stone and cut the raisins, adding the currants, the candied fruits, cut into small thin pieces, the sugar and spice, and lastly the butter, melted and stirred well in; make the tarts in the usual way. Put the mince-meat into a jar, tie a paper over, and keep it in a dry cool place.