THE HOUSEKEEPER

Thames Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 10128, 9 December 1911, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE HOUSEKEEPER

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i'oriuci/ iiiiuue ■ uiutu, nvix ab ii> .'<*, siiouia Do iresn lasouig, anU "clean' in cUsuuctivo iiavours. 10 secure tuiu everything uep«uOs ou chopping tuo meac, apples, and, suet properly; not reducing them to a paste tiuou^ii v griuaer. The meat should be >v pieces the &ize vi l^reuuk peas, i/kr tjuet an one an you can mate it; but tlie applet) should be cho^jjua coarsely—tJie size 01 uavy be^us. The rtuaius should be whole, the citron in slices haii the sute oi a silvex- quarter. lihould tke miute lueat seem too thick, thin it with hard or sweet cider, or any kind oi fruit juice. To tHose who prefer the traditional mince pie for the Chcutruas dinner these few bints will provi a revelation. Instead of an : upper orust make a lattice-work of narrow strips. —Miuce Meat.— Two bowk of finely chopped meat, four bowls of appleß, two bowls of raisins, one bowl of currants, one ibowl of sugar, and one half bowl of suet, one-third pound of citron, onehalf cup of golden syrup, two teaspoons of -mace and two of ground cinnamon, one teaspoon oi cloves, two nutmegs, salt. Mix all together, add cider, and cook thoroughly, This recipe has been used foy many good cooks, and has been found to be an excellent one. The "bowl" referred to holds one and one-half pints.

: —Meatless Mince Meat.—i One pound of suet, three pounds of apples, two pounds of currants, two pounds of seedless raisins, two and arhalf pounds of brown sugir, two pounds of bread crumbs, ontfourth pound each of citron, lemon, y and orange peel (condied), one tablespoonful each of ground cinnamon, and cloves., one teaspoonful of ground mace, one tablespoonful of salt, and a quart of sweet cider (boiled). Pare and chop the apples, suet, rawins, citron, lemon, and orange peel. (I use the coarse food chopper, as H saves labour.) Grate the stale bread and mix all well. Add the cooled cider. .Put away in stone crock in » cold place will keep a long -iSxm. - Persons suffering from dyspepsiacau eat this without the lea«t effect.