Do you like mincemeat? My Daddy loved it. We often had a mincemeat pie at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mostly, Mom bought a frozen pie, but I can remember when she made it. Granny Renfroe made it too. They both boiled a hog’s head and removed the meat. That’s the reason mincemeat is called meat. Mince pies were first served in the early middle ages, and the pies were quite sizeable, filled with a mixture of finely minced meat, chopped up fruit and a preserving liquid. I never got too excited over the taste, but my favorite Yell County Librarian bought a jar of mincemeat in the markdowns and made mincemeat bread. I raved about so exquisitely that she send me a second slice.
In 1413, King Henry V served a mincemeat pie at his coronation. Henry the VII was fond of the meaty Christmas pie as a main dish, filled with minced meat and fruit. Today’s mince pies bear little resemblance to the early versions. Most contain no meat, just spices and fruit in a wine like sauce.
Thank you, Amy Shields Wade! ❤️
1 comment:
I didn't know how the mincemeat was made. I may never be able to eat mincemeat pie again.
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