Oh pshaw, on Wed 28 Nov 2007 09:07:51p, MOMPEAGRAM meant to say...

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> "Linda" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I'm looking at making some fruit mince (for pies) - this is a recipe I
>> found and looks good with a couple of variations-
>>
>> 1 lemon
>> 150g raisins
>> 150g sultanas
>> 85g mixed peel
>> 1 cooking apple, washed, cored and quartered
>> 150g currants
>> 150g brown sugar
>> 150g shredded suet
>> 1/2 tsp ground ginger
>> 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
>> 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
>> 4 tbsp. dark rum, brandy or whisky (or a mixture)
>>
>> but I'm pregnant and cannot handle the idea of using suet - beef or
>> vegetarian (call it a freaky fettish - but it's just not going to
>> happen) so what can I replace it with? Anything like lard or great
>> lumps of fat is going to have bad results with my stomach, so.... what
>> can I do? Or another recipe completely?
>> Oh - variations I was going to do as well is substitue chopped dates for
>> currants, and just peel and candy the peel from an orange and the lemon
>> I use - basically because it's cheaper and then I'll already have all
>> the ingredients I need.
>> Thanks for any help
>>
>>
> Here's the recipe I use and it has hardly any fat in it and is as good as
> any mince pie filling I've ever had.
>
> -= Exported from BigOven =-
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> Helen's Green Tomato Mincemeat
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> Recipe By:
> Serving Size: 1
> Cuisine:
> Main Ingredient:
> Categories: Family
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> -= Ingredients =-
> -MM BY HELEN PEAGRAM-
> 6 cups Green tomatoes
> 6 cups Apples
> 2 cups Sultanas
> 1 cup Currants
> 1/2 cup Vinegar
> 1 teaspoon Lemon rind
> 1 teaspoon Orange rind
> 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
> 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
> 1/2 teaspoon Salt
> 1 pinch Cloves
> 4 tablespoons Margarine
> 3 cups Sugar
>
> -= Instructions =-
> This is the mincemeat I use all the time now. Don't peel tomatoes or
> apples. Core and chop in processor. Cook everything together slowly for
1
> 1/2 to 2 hours. Bottle in sterilized jars and hot water process for 25
> minutes.
>
>
>
> ** This recipe can be pasted into BigOven without retyping. **
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> MoM
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>

I bet it's good, Helen, but I could never make it. There's no way I'd ever
find green tomatoes. (Don't tell me to grow them. I have a desert yard
full of cactus.)

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Wed, 11/28/07

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