Was anyone else grossed out by this as a little kid? My grandma had this movie and I adored it. But I was seriously freaked out by minced meat pie. I had never heard of it before and it was weird looking! Only fruit was supposed to go into pies.
Is this a more popular dish in the midwest south? I'm an east coast girl.
I love mincemeat pie! It's kind of like raisins and cinnamon and sugar.
shareI love mincemeat pie! It's kind of like raisins and cinnamon and sugar.
shareI had never heard of until I saw this movie when I was little--and only a few years ago found out what it really was. Never grossed out, just intrigued.
I want that succulent sausage in my mouth and let the juice drip down my body and everything
LOL! I'm from coastal Maine, and my grandmother loved mincemeat pie - and so do I. I don't know as it's a regional thing, but it is an older food - maybe it's more a farming thing? I grew up on a farm.
And mincemeat doesn't usually have meat in it anymore.
When I worked in an office in London, near Christmas one of the secretaries (originally from India) decided she would treat us to some "mince pies". Unfortunately, she also took the recipe literaly, using mince meat and brought us some very tasty pies, but not the ones we were expecting!
shareYou can make mincmeat without the beef (in fact that's the more common way that it's made in America).
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My grandma used to make mincemeat pie for the holidays. I haven't had any since she got sick back in '75 or so. It was delicious, but I don't know anyone who makes them and the store bought stuff just doesn't interest me.
shareI'm from the Midwest, and I don't remember mincemeat pie as being very popular. I had it once, and I couldn't stand it. Of course, maybe it didn't have enough booze ...
shareI grew up in Nebraska and mincemeat pie (made with real meat) was very popular. The pie has been around for centuries and was a frequent part of feasts at least as far back as 1200 AD. There was a legend that "In as many homes as you eat mincemeat pie, that many good months will you have in the new year". GOOD mincemeat (not the watered-down stuff you get most places) is delicious, especially if you make it at least two months ahead of time, load it with brandy, and put it up in glass jars.
shareIt can be made both ways. Being Americans, I would wager that Mrs.Frakes' was the apple-raisin variety.
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My recipe is handwritten, and dated 1851, and was from England. It came to Canada, and was given to my Great Grandmother, As far as I know, Great Gran was the last to use "beef trimmings" in it. When my Gran got the recipe, she made typed copies, eliminated the meat, and used Rum instead of Brandy. My mom changed back to brandy, and when I got the recipe, I changed to Bushmill's. We always made it in June, so that it would be nice and mellow by Christmas.
I do hope he won't upset Henry...