Something for the Pantry Shelves - Dried Fruit - Making Mincemeat - January
As many of you regular readers may know by now, I regularly make my own Mincemeat. I prefer a traditional fermenting recipe for this initially provided to me by my friend Bovey Belle. However I do make other recipes as well. For Christmas 2019 I did not manage to get all that I had planned on doing done although I had all the ingredients to hand. I have therefore decided to get ahead and get this made in readiness for Christmas 2020 in order that the mincemeat can mature and be as juicy as it can be. It can also be incorporated into a Christmas hamper present for a friend or family member. However I do not just use Mincemeat at Christmas I use it throughout the year. I have a couple of jars to hand of the old stock (over a year old) so I am not completely out but I need new stock and I am just about to make another stash of this so that I have plenty to use through the year. The main recipe I use is the fermented Country Mincemeat recipe but ...