It goes well with fruitcake, LOL!!!!! Those are two things no one wants to eat. My mom made both. I never understood it. I remember her spending good money on those horrible little candied fruits and then baking that godawful dense lump of bread-like cake...ugh. And the mincemeat pie? Double ugh.
*Edited to add that I just read what "suet" is (that goes in the "mince" they use in those pies):
Suet is made from the fat that surrounds the kidneys of animals (mostly cows and mutton).
And actually, back in the 16th century, it really had meat in it too. Along with the raisins and all that other crap. But the English are well-known for some strange foods, like kidney pie, blood pudding, etc. UGH.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/2020 01:48AM by JASFLALMT.