Mince Pies

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This morning I strained a jar of blackcurrants in white rum to bottle up the liqueur that I have made for Christmas. The blackcurrants tasted so good that I mixed half of them into a jar of mincemeat and made my mince pies. These are now in the freezer to cook at Christmas.
The other half I have mixed with apple to make a crumble for this evening. )c+
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Oh that sounds very yummy and a bit alcofrolic )x6(
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Ooo that sounds lovely :-D
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I purchased two packets of Kipling's for £2 at Tesco


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We were given some rather rough paint stripper.....I mean rakia.....earlier and shoved a load of sugar and raspberries in. Smells lovely and as I can't get sherry I will be using some of the raspberries with fresh (frozen from the garden) in our trifle.

I make my own mincemeat as I don't like peel (and if you can find it it costs a fortune) but can't get currants here so used some of our own dried figs and raisins. Might have to try some soon.
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Have you tried this Tosca?

ZUCCHINI / COURGETTE CHRISTMAS MINCE
1kg Courgettes
500g Raw Sugar
600g Sultanas (you can add mixed peel if you want into that amount)
2tbsp Coarse Marmalade (any flavour will do)
2tbsp Mixed Spice
1tbsp Ground Cloves
3tbps Whiskey / Brandy / Amaretto

Pop it in a pan and bring to a boil..turn down to a low boil and leave for about 45 minutes stirring frequently. Once you get to the gloopy look (hope that’s not too technical for you)…and into sterilised jars.

I kid you not it tastes like Christmas mince and you don't need mixed peel :-D )t'
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Thanks Manda, I can see how that would work. I have to say I am quite impressed with what you can do with courgettes now that I accidentally grow far too many. This would be nice to spice up apple crumble too.
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3tbps Whiskey / Brandy / Amaretto
I am useless at baking but I do like those ingredients {rofwl}
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Do you use puff pastry Sandy or just a glass? :-D
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Is that EITHER or ALL?
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I wish I could remember exactly whatI put in the mincemeat, it's delicious! Used some to sweeten some apples for a crumble, yummy.
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Freeranger wrote:Is that EITHER or ALL?


Depends how you're days been I suppose )grin2(
































The sensible answer is either ......










































but it could be all )w(
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I've had half a jar of mincemeat in the fridge since last year!
A couple of weeks ago I threw in a slug of Amaretto. Today I added pulped blackberries, apple, pear, zest of 2 clementines, segments of 1, a handful of cranberries, and some veggie suet and made some fruity mince pies. I wasn't sure of the mix at all, it smelled a little odd, but once cooked, it became fruity, orangey, mincey, yummy :) )t'
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In my humble opinion HH ANYTHING with Amaretto is guaranteed to be delicious (one of my every Christmas prezzies is a large bottle of the wonderful stuff )x6(
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My Bottle of Amaretto, is called Amanda :) Its from France
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