Mincemeat Squares (Husband’s Favorite)

[steph535]

Thanks, Merry. What size marshmallows?

[Merry Christmas Darling]

Homemade fruitcake is very expensive to make and tastes nothing like the cheap store brands - which have a "plastic" taste to them. I spend about $30 to make one fruitcake at home.

Oh, my! I wouldn't spend that much.

[Merry Christmas Darling]

Thanks, Merry. What size marshmallows?

Those are the size you roast over a campfire. When a recipe calls for mini marshmallows they don't make you count them!

[JollyElfDC]

If you're talking about Claxton's I LOVE it! http://www.walmart.com/ip/Claxton-Fruit-Cake/21567941

What's not to like?

I like Claxton too. I don't love it, but it certainly isn't horrible.
It's been a few years since I had one, but I remember Costco having a surprisingly good fruitcake for a fairly good price.

[ornamentmaven]

Oh, my! I wouldn't spend that much.

It gets pricier every year, about $10 for the mince, $9 for the citron, $4 for the walnuts, $3 for the raisins, $2 for the sweetened condensed milk, and another few dollars worth of flour and misc.

[Merry Christmas Darling]

It gets pricier every year, about $10 for the mince, $9 for the citron, $4 for the walnuts, $3 for the raisins, $2 for the sweetened condensed milk, and another few dollars worth of flour and misc.

Do you use sweetened condensed milk in yours?

[ornamentmaven]

Do you use sweetened condensed milk in yours?

Yes - I have just learned to limit my consumption and plan around my carbs

[Merry Christmas Darling]

I found this so we can make our own mincemeat if we want to go to the trouble:

http://www.customsofchristmas.com./pdf/mincemeat.pdf

[JollyElfDC]

It gets pricier every year, about $10 for the mince, $9 for the citron, $4 for the walnuts, $3 for the raisins, $2 for the sweetened condensed milk, and another few dollars worth of flour and misc.

The jars of mince usually have a best by date that is a few years down the road. Maybe you can cut the cost by buying your jars after Christmas and just storing them until the following year?

[Merry Christmas Darling]

Doesn't mincemeat normally contain some kinda beef?

Sounds delicious.

In Maine they use venison for homemade mincemeat. I never had a chance to try it. The brand I buy uses beef, but you can't tell there's meat in it, what with all the fruit, brandy and rum.