technically we have mincemeat in the US (though I think one brand or at least type got discontinued some time since 2020) but like ...actually all forms of currants, although the dried raisins de Corinthe grape type are probably most feasible to find, it's not very common, or popular. I don't know if this will change with millennial and onward food explorations, but I get the impression that that kind of dark sweet is out of fashion here.
And making the Complete Ball Book... recipe for (meatless*) mincemeat (which is most of what I personally have eaten for mincemeat) is actually why I first ever bought the dried grape currants... (and sherry and brandy. possibly even the golden raisins...)
*historically it did contain meat. this is not reasonable to preserve in a water bath as that recipe is, so it isn't included, and in any case if meatless mincemeat is out of fashion, meat-ed mincemeat is even moreso.
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Date: 2025-05-07 05:15 pm (UTC)And making the Complete Ball Book... recipe for (meatless*) mincemeat (which is most of what I personally have eaten for mincemeat) is actually why I first ever bought the dried grape currants... (and sherry and brandy. possibly even the golden raisins...)
*historically it did contain meat. this is not reasonable to preserve in a water bath as that recipe is, so it isn't included, and in any case if meatless mincemeat is out of fashion, meat-ed mincemeat is even moreso.