Mincemeat has a history traceable back to the late seventeenth century following Cromwell’s two-year ban on Christmas festivities. After his death and once Christmas had been reinstated as a festival, the mincemeat we know today was introduced—a product with a quantity of vine fruits, sugar, citrus peel, suet or equivalent fat, and optional alcoho..
Food doesn't get more festive than mincemeat with all the lovely fruit and spices and you’d be surprised at how easy it is to make your own at home. Follow the below recipe and you’ll end up with jars full of festive flavours
Ingredients
75g/2½oz soft dark brown sugar60 ml/2 fl oz ruby port 300g/10½oz cranberries 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. gro..