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Sandham family mincemeat
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Sandham family mincemeat

11 ingredients 30 min Makes about 1.8kg (4 x 500ml jars) openrecipes
Sandham family mincemeat

A real treat. Associate food editor, Barney Desmazery, has had this recipe in his family for 100 years

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

232
Calories
2g
Protein
2g
Fat
59g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 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
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Whisky 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

  • 1 Bramley apple
  • 300g raisins
  • 300g currants
  • 300g shredded suet (use vegetarian if you prefer)
  • 250g dark muscovado sugar
  • 85g mixed chopped peel
  • grating nutmeg
  • pinch mixed spice
  • grated zest and juice 1 lemon
  • 100ml whisky
  • 4 fresh bay leaves

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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