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MINCE-MEAT FOR LENT
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MINCE-MEAT FOR LENT

11 ingredients 2 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

166
Calories
1g
Protein
1g
Fat
36g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
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
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Brandy not in our table 0
Mace not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • two pounds of sultana raisins
  • two pounds of currants
  • a pound of sugar
  • a pound of citron cut in large strips
  • a pint of white wine
  • a pint of rose-water
  • a pint of brandy
  • three powdered nutmegs
  • three large lemons
  • cinnamon
  • mace

Directions

1

Boil a dozen eggs quite hard, and chop the yolks very fine. Chop also a dozen pippins, and two pounds of sultana raisins. Add two pounds of currants, a pound of sugar, a table-spoonful of powdered cinnamon, a tea-spoonful of beaten mace, three powdered nutmegs, the juice and grated peel of three large lemons, and half a pound of citron cut in large strips. Mix these ingredients thoroughly, and moisten the whole with a pint of white wine, half a pint of rose-water, and half a pint of brandy. Bake it in very nice paste.

2

These mince pies may be eaten by persons who refrain from meat in Lent.

By Eliza Leslie · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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