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Mince Pie a la Ericsson Hammond

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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 14 ingredients

  1. one and a half pounds granulated sugar
  2. one and a half cups water
  3. one pint sherry
  4. Cut
  5. one pound citron peel
  6. one pound beef suet
  7. two bunches of rhubarb
  8. three pounds raisins
  9. One quart apples
  10. one tablespoon cornstarch dissolved
  11. three pounds currants
  12. one pint brandy
  13. Chop
  14. two pounds lean beef
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Raisin High in potassium · High in copper · Source of iron

    High in potassium · 825 mg per 100 g, 41% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Potassium contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Potassium contributes to normal muscle function.
    • Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure.

    Potassium is a mineral found in many foods. Your body needs potassium for almost everything it does, including proper kidney and heart function, muscle contraction, and nerve transmission. NIH fact sheet

    High in copper · 0.3 mg per 100 g, 30% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
    • Copper contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Copper contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    5 more authorised claims
    • Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
    • Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Copper contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. NIH fact sheet

    Source of iron · 2.6 mg per 100 g, 19% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Iron contributes to normal cognitive function.
    • Iron contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Iron contributes to normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin.
    4 more authorised claims
    • Iron contributes to normal oxygen transport in the body.
    • Iron contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Iron contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Iron has a role in the process of cell division.

    Iron is a mineral that the body needs for growth and development. Your body uses iron to make hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body, and myoglobin, a protein that provides oxygen to muscles. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Raisins, seeded”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. One quart apples, three pounds currants, three pounds raisins, one pound citron peel, two pounds lean beef, one pound beef suet, one pint brandy, one pint sherry, all spices, one and a half pounds granulated sugar.
  2. How to Make It.
  3. Chop beef suet and beef together;
  4. pick and wash currants;
  5. seed the raisins, cut in quarters;
  6. chop citron peel quite fine;
  7. core and peel apples and chop fine.
  8. Mix all together.
  9. The mincemeat should be made from two weeks to one month before it is used.
  10. Can be made in the fall and kept for all year round.
  11. When using it, add a little brandy and sherry to taste.
  12. Fill the pie plate that has been lined with pie crust [see recipe: Pie Crust], put another crust on the top.
  13. If puff paste is at hand, decorate top of the pie with strips of it — according to taste.
  14. Bake in a hot oven from twenty-five to thirty-five minutes take care not to let it burn.
  15. Mince pie is served warm.
  16. It is generally used for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Years, but is equally suitable for any other occasion.
  17. Rhubarb Pie ( Tourte a la Rhubarbe ) Peel two bunches of rhubarb and cut in pieces.
  18. Put on stove in one and a half cups water and one small cup sugar, let come to a boil, thicken with one tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in half cup water.
  19. Fill the pie plate that has been lined with pie crust [see recipe: PieCrust].
  20. Decorate the top with strips of the pastry put in checks.
  21. Put in oven and bake until golden brown.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Vegetable peeler