{"id":5004,"date":"2021-12-14T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myhealthylife.me\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=5004"},"modified":"2021-12-14T12:26:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T08:26:05","slug":"christmas-mincemeat","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/myhealthylife.me\/recipes\/christmas-mincemeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Mincemeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

This mincemeat recipe is enough to make at least 5 – 6 dozen mince pies. I store it in the fridge and if I have any left over after the festive season, I freeze it and use it to make fruit muffins.<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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240<\/span> g<\/span> raisins<\/span><\/div>\n
240<\/span> g<\/span> sultanas<\/span><\/div>\n
240<\/span> g<\/span> currants<\/span><\/div>\n
120<\/span> g<\/span> glace cherries, halved and rinsed<\/span><\/div>\n
90<\/span> ml<\/span> Sherry. Rice wine vinegar can be used as a non alcoholic substitute <\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> <\/span> medium eating apples, peeled, cored and chopped finely<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> ground nutmeg<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tsp<\/span> ground mixed spice<\/span><\/div>\n
180<\/span> g<\/span> dark Muscovado sugar<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> orange juice<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> water<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> butter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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Put the raisins, sultanas, currants and glaced cherries in a large bowl, with the Sherry or rice vinegar. Mix well. Cover and leave in a cool place, stirring occasionally, for 4-6 hours or overnight, if you prefer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Blanch the chopped apple in boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain well. Add to the soaked dried fruit mixture with the mixed spice and nutmeg, stirring well. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Put the sugar, orange juice, water and butter into a saucepan. Heat gently, stirring frequently, until the sugar has dissolved. Add to the fruit mixture and stir well to combine thoroughly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Pack into sterilised jars. Seal and label. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhealthylife.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/5004"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhealthylife.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhealthylife.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhealthylife.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhealthylife.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhealthylife.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhealthylife.me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}