In the days when tobacco and textiles ruled the South, mincemeat pie was the crown jewel of holiday celebrations. The boozy, heavily spiced, fruit-and-meat fillings were a balanced sorcery of sugar ...

Combine flaxseed and hot water in a small dish, set aside to cool completely. Place flours into a mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cooled flaxseed mixture and ...

Mincemeat pie is a princely extravaganza that “seems transported from another time and place,” said Beth Kracklauer in Saveur. It initially dates from 12th-century Britain, when sweet-savory ...

Note: This pastry dough is wonderfully pliable and easy to work, made by the French method of kneading on the countertop. For the filling you’ll need seedless grapes and tart apples, such as Granny ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. My grandfather’s favorite foods comprised a culinary genre all their own — what I called “old man food.” He loved organ meats, ...

I love Mincemeat Pie, but not the beef suet that recipes call for...so I make a no meat Mock Mincemeat Pie. This is a recipe I got from my sister year's ago. It makes a lot of pie filling, so you can ...

As I child, I couldn't understand my grandfather's love for this special pie. As an adult, I finally get it. My grandfather’s favorite foods comprised a culinary genre all their own — what I called ...

On Thanksgiving Day while talking with my father-in-law, he mentioned that they had served Persimmon Pie at the retirement community where he and my lovely mother-in-law live. Then he said "but it ...

The British often catch more flak than flattery in matters of cuisine, and foods like mincemeat pies can put off many Americans. A sweet pie that contains spiced fruit, brandy and… chopped meat? Hard ...

This is English mincemeat with a difference: The filling features fresh grapes and chopped apples as well as the customary raisins, candied citrus peel, warm spices and a liberal splash of whiskey. It ...

My grandfather’s favorite foods comprised a culinary genre all their own — what I called “old man food.” He loved organ meats, scrapple, sloppy stewed tomatoes, strong-tasting trout, lima beans and ...