Today, October 26th, is National Mincemeat Day.

This is the sweet mincemeat, rather than the savoury type. Traditional mincemeat always contained meat. The modern type is a mixture of chopped fruit, spices and spirits, although it does sometimes contain meat.

Mincemeat starts becoming very popular at this time of the year, as Christmas starts drawing close, as it is an ingredient in the popular Christmas sweet dish, mince pies

Mince pies are not the only dish that can be made with mincemeat, but they are one of the most popular.

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