Mincemeat often requires an overnight soak in the alcohol, often brandy, to plump up the dried fruit. Some recipes require a cooking stage, to heat the mincemeat through and help to seal the jars.

Such is the case with mincemeat, a combination of several ingredients that -- traditionally -- included some kind of meat, and became an enduring part of Christmas celebrations in several English ...

For better or worse, the mincemeat pies of today are vastly different from those of Christmas past. The key distinction is that the mincemeat filling isn't typically made with actual meat anymore.

Oliver Cromwell banned mince pies, although they were not illegal. However, mince pies were certainly frowned upon by the Puritans, so we can add mince pies to their long list of things to be frowned ...

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Suet adds umami, which is the Japanese term for “delicious savory taste”. Without suet, mincemeat is sort of like boiled ...

Holding a record 74 five-star reviews to date, Operation Mincemeat is one of the West End’s hidden gems. The ramshackle musical comedy in its 12th extension at London’s Fortune Theatre is the ...

Celebrity chef Delia Smith shared a recipe for making a traditional batch of the festive treats in under one hour, excluding making the mincemeat. As she noted on her site: "I will always cherish ...

Fit the circles into the muffin tin or tart tins. Fill each pie with mincemeat. Roll out the remaining pie crust to the same thickness and cut out circles (or whatever shape you like) for the pie ...

Sift the flour and the salt into a large bowl. Cut the butter into cubes, toss in the flour, rub in with the fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Whisk the egg with 2 ...

Crisp buttery pastry and flavoursome, well-spiced mincemeat are basic components of any good mince pie, but finding one that nails both elements is tougher than you might expect. To find out what's ...