Making a party out of mincemeat

From: The Boston Globe | Date: December 13, 2006| Author: Lisa Zwirn | Copyright information

WAYLAND - What Jane Kelly figured was that since this time of year brings plenty of good reasons for parties, making mincemeat pies should be one of them. So she invited fellow Brit Antonia Hieronymus and a few others for a whirlwind of baking.

"I can't imagine Christmas without mince pies," says Kelly, whose Scottish grandmother always baked the seasonal dessert with shortbread and other holiday confections. Mincemeat is a sweet mixture of dried fruits, mostly raisins and currants, wi...

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