quilting in NZ

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I make Green Tomato mincemeat that is an adaptation in DH's family from a mincemeat that contains meat. For a very long time (until Aunt June got fancy and used boughten meat, according to Aunt Milly) they made mincemeat using game. Some years the fellas just weren't all that good at bringing it home, hence the green tomato mincemeat. They make a venison mincemeat on that side of the family that is to die for.

NightMist it is telling that every man over over 60 on that side of the family (and several under) has done jailtime for hunting out of season and/or poaching

Thank you for sharing this Jeanne :) There are some gorgeous quilts there. cheers Elly

I do believe that the German mincemeat has venison, at least, that is what my husband said. My gran always did the English mincemeat with raisins, fruit and suet.

i knew who you meant, Lizzy. we get that show here and i really enjoy watching all the things he learns and does there. j.

"Lizzy Taylor" wrote ... Not in commercial mince pies, but Hugh Fearlessly-Eat-it-all has a recipe that calls for it. I think this is it:

teleflora wrote:

you were hard to locate. now i know why you've been so quiet here. j.

"Elly" wrote ... Thank you for sharing this Jeanne :) There are some gorgeous quilts there. cheers Elly

"J*" wrote:

We have been getting his show for about 6 weeks, a replacement to 'The Cook and the Chef'. I have been enjoying it too, although I had never heard of him before.

Dee in Oz

OMG! I make this tooo! my mom gave me her recipe years ago! i just love it because there is no meat or fat in it at all. i freeze the lot of it and use it in pies, cookies for filling and even bake ham in it. soo gooood. i cant believe another person i know (other than family) uses green tomatoes!! how cool is that? amy in CNY

There is plenty of fat in my recipe, I use butter instead of suet. Even though it was originally a game recipe it calls for suet, fat from game is not particularly nice for eating. They don't fret about a few extra pounds on that side. I remember Uncle Morris talking to one of the young bucks who had just married a "city girl", and advising him to "get some weight on her", because skinny women tend to sicken when you have a bad winter.

NightMist

Did I miss the recipe????

Donna in WA

OMG! I make this tooo! my mom gave me her recipe years ago! i just love it because there is no meat or fat in it at all. i freeze the lot of it and use it in pies, cookies for filling and even bake ham in it. soo gooood. i cant believe another person i know (other than family) uses green tomatoes!! how cool is that? amy in CNY

I looked through some of my cookbooks and found:

Date Name

• no meat or brandy; butter instead of suet I used to have a 2-volume paperback sized 1970's edition of Joy of Cooking. I wore it out and tossed it when I got the newer version. I'm curious as to whether their recipe changed over time.

• says to used jar of bought mincemeat ???? Better Homes & Garden This copy was my GM's and is a bit worn out. I think she bought in

• beef neck, suet ; no brandy

• ground beef; chopped beef; suet; brandy
• another with no beef or brandy; does have suet

• stewing meat; no suet or brandy
• green tomato and suet; no brandy

• green tomato; no suet or brandy
• chopped beef & suet; no brandy. However, says can add brandy to pie (through holes) when done baking.
• "French" recipe - beef and suet; no brandy. Has a few ingredients that were not in other recipes (white raisins, almonds, etc).

Bev in TX

OMG! I make this tooo! my mom gave me her recipe years ago! i just love it because there is no meat or fat in it at all. i freeze the lot of it and use it in pies, cookies for filling and even bake ham in it. soo gooood. i cant believe another person i know (other than family) uses green tomatoes!! how cool is that? amy in CNY

Really gorgeous quilts there . Hi remember me Jeanne, Irene who used to chat with you in msm and another quilter from Holland!. So good to hear from you again.Hope things are AOK? You always were foremost in all things quilty. Remember your trip to USA. When you returned to N.Z.how you adorned yourself in Quilting Fabric? Hilarious pictures. Wrap around hugs Irene uk

hi vernie, sure i remember. it was Jessamy in NL. she has been awol for 3 yrs now. no idea what happened she just vanished. even the yahoo group she started was left with no goodbye or reason, she just vanished. j.

"irene" wrote ... Really gorgeous quilts there . Hi remember me Jeanne, Irene who used to chat with you in msm and another quilter from Holland!.

(((((((((Jeanne))))))))))))))) (those are hugs)

I hope you do get to the quilt show. Heck, I'd love to go with you, but I'm half a world away and a recluse, too. I don't know your situation, but I know mine, and how difficult it is to make me go out in public. I have only a select few friends and my sister that I am comfortable with. Thank goodness for internet shopping and friends.

Sherry