Name: Vegetarian Mince Pies
Ingredients: 1 lb Fresh ripe pears, chopped; 1 Lemon rind, grated; 1 Orange rind, grated; 1 lb Mixed dried fruit; 4 oz Candied peel; 4 oz Glace cherries; 4 oz Dates, chopped; 2 oz Flaked almonds; 1 ts Allspice; 1/2 ts Nutmeg; 1/2 ts Powdered ginger; 4 tb Whisky or other liquid

The supreme test of goodness is not in the greater but in the smaller incidents of our character and practice; not what we are when standing in the searchlight of public scrutiny, but when we reach the firelight flicker of our homes; not what we are when some clarion-call rings through the air, summoning us to fight for life and liberty, but our attitude when we are called to sentry-duty in the gray morning, when the watch-fire is burning low. It is impossible to be our best at the supreme moment if character is corroded and eaten into by daily inconsistency, unfaithfulness, and besetting sin.

F.B. Meyer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Fruits	Vegetarian	Desserts, Vegetarian	1	Tarts

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Fresh ripe pears, chopped
1		Lemon rind, grated
1		Orange rind, grated
1	lb	Mixed dried fruit
4	oz	Candied peel
4	oz	Glace cherries
4	oz	Dates, chopped
2	oz	Flaked almonds
1	ts	Allspice
1/2	ts	Nutmeg
1/2	ts	Powdered ginger
4	tb	Whisky or other liquid

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix all the ingredients together & let stand for 1 to 2 hours. Store in
air-tight jars.  Use as regular mincemeat.
Rose Elliot, "The Vegetarian Christmas Cookbook" Sent by Mum.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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