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Rich Mince Pies

A historical recipe from Mother Hubbard's cupboard, by First Baptist Church (Rochester, N.Y.). Young Ladies' Society (1887).

A historical recipe

Mother Hubbard's cupboard: Recipes collected by the Young Ladies' Society, First Baptist Church, Rochester N.Y. Fourth Edition, by First Baptist Church (Rochester, N.Y.). Young Ladies' Society (1887). Project Gutenberg eBook #69171.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Mother Hubbard's cupboard, by First Baptist Church (Rochester, N.Y.). Young Ladies' Society (1887). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #69171 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69171). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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United Kingdom. Associated with United Kingdom by curated dish list: mince pie (confidence 0.75). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Four pounds of meat, two pounds of suet, eight pounds of apples, six pounds of sugar, four and one-half pounds of raisins (stoned);
  2. one pint of brandy;
  3. ten nutmegs;
  4. add cinnamon, cloves, salt and citron to your taste.
  5. Wet with boiled cider.
  6. This quantity will make twenty-four pies on the largest sized plates.