Not many things, at this point, I really covet.
It’s deer season. Mid-dau, DiL and myself(to a lesser degree) are sending pies down to the camp.
We had a request for mincemeat pies.
No “None-such” here. Mid-dau wasn’t happy til we were up to our elbows dicing fruits and nut meats.
Those pies smelt so good cooking. I believe I could’ve eaten a whole one. If I had a death wish, that is.
The word is they were deemed “very” good, from the campers.
Mincemeat pies are delicious. One could be practically a main course. I make several each year.
None-such filling may get bought. They liked them so much they’ve requested more mince meat pies. IDK we got the chops(
) for another dicing marathon!!
Today it’s peach cobbler. Mid-dau has already made them.
I promise they will love these too.
As you mentioned the peach cobbler, I like making that year round. The frozen peaches really seem to thaw out well for that recipe.
I thought None-Such went out of business. None of the stores around here (Middle TN) show it in stock. Wal-mart has it on their website for >$20/jar. Probably old stock.
StG
NONE-SUCH is still available. Like you say, it’s pricey. This is how we got hoodwinked into the rounds of dicing.
Amazon carries it in the hundreds.
“Mincemeat” (also “mince pie”) is an interesting name for a pie that actually contains no meat, although it’s sometimes made with suet in addition to fruits and spices. But early versions centuries ago did contain meat, and one version was actually known as “mutton pie”.
Pie is just such a wondrous concoction. It lends itself to many flavor profiles.
The cobblers were completely eaten this evening.
I’m thinking she’s doing sheet cake tomorrow so mince pies will not be replicated til up in the week. Looks like.
Believe you me really dry flakey people food suet is not easy to buy.
So leaf lard it is. The piggy version of beef suet.
(Not for the vegans or vegetarians, not an issue at Deer camp)
I mean, people often use lard to make pie crust, so what’s the big deal about using suet or tallow in a pie filling, especially with raisins?
I’ve had mincemeat pie once in my life that I know of; I was about 10 years old and my grandmother had made it. She probably used jarred mincemeat, but anyway, it was delicious.
My Scottish Grandmother made mincemeat pies, and that confused me as a kid. especially since actual meat pies are still very much a thing. My Grandma also made steak and kidney pies, which were actually made from minced meat.