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MINCE MEAT FOR PIES NO. 2 (1904)

The Blue Grass Cook Book
Compiled by Minnie C. Fox (1904)


MINCE MEAT FOR PIES (No. 2)
Mrs. Henry C. Buckner


• 5 pounds of beef tongue, cooked and chopped fine,
• 4 pounds of suet (be careful to remove strings),
• 2 pounds of raisins,
• 2 pounds of cherry preserves,
• 1 pound of damson preserves,
• 1 pound of peach preserves,
• 1 pound of pear preserves,
• 1 1/2 pounds of ginger preserves,
• 1 1/2 pounds of dried peaches, stewed,
• 1 pound of citron,
• 1 pound of currants,
• 2 nutmegs,
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon,
• 1 tablespoon of cloves and spices, mixed,
• 5 pounds of white sugar.


Mix thoroughly with 1 pint of sherry wine and 1 pint of good whisky, and put in glass jars.



The complete Blue Grass Cook Book may also be found on the Michigan State University website:
'Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project'
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/