{"id":1082,"date":"2017-11-25T13:17:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T13:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachingwiththemes.com\/?page_id=1082"},"modified":"2019-12-27T17:06:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T17:06:11","slug":"mincement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachingwiththemes.com\/index.php\/projects\/mincement\/","title":{"rendered":"Mincemeat: Teaching History and Geography with a Holiday Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is mincemeat?\u00a0 First, take a quiz and then learn about the history of this holiday food using primary source texts and images.<!--more--> \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t:root {\r\n\t\t\t\t--fca-qc_button_color: #4b3f9e;\r\n\t\t\t\t--fca-qc_button_color_rgb: 75, 63, 158;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz p:not( .fca_qc_back_response ):not( #fca_qc_question_right_or_wrong ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_correct_answer ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_response ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_hint ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_item p ):not( .fca_qc_social_share p ):not( .fca_qc_score_time ):not( p.fca_qc_score_text ),\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz a:not( .fca_qc_share_link ),\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div:not( .correct-answer ):not( .wrong-answer ){\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #1c1f2b;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div.fca-qc-back.correct-answer,\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_question_response_item.correct-answer {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #eafbf0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div.fca-qc-back.wrong-answer,\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_question_response_item.wrong-answer {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #fdf0f2;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_question_response_item p {\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #1c1f2b;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz{\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: #1c1f2b 0px solid;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz button.fca_qc_button {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #4b3f9e;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-shadow: 0 8px 20px -8px #4b3f9e;\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #FFFFFF;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz button.fca_qc_button:hover {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #2f2470;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_answer_div {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: #e4e6ef 1px solid;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_answer_div:hover,\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_answer_div.fakehover,\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_answer_div:active {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #efecfb;\r\n\t\t\t\tborder-color: #4b3f9e;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_1124.fca_qc_quiz span.fca_qc_answer_span {\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #1c1f2b;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class='fca_qc_quiz fca_qc_quiz_container' id='fca_qc_quiz_1124'>\r\n\t\t\t<span class='fca_qc_mobile_check'><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='fca_qc_quiz_title'>What is in a mincemeat pie?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='fca_qc_quiz_description'><p>Mincemeat pies have been a winter holiday tradition in Britain and America\r\nfor hundreds of years. 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Traditionally, the filling was made of chopped meat and animal fat, dried fruit, spices, sweetening (honey, molasses, or sugar), and alcohol, often brandy. Mincemeat was prepared and preserved in the late autumn or early winter when animals were slaughtered and fruit was abundant. The minced meat often came from the odd parts of the slaughtered animals such as the feet or head.<\/p>\n<h4>Mincemeat pies can be used to illustrate several themes in social studies.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Geography.<\/strong>\u00a0Map the origins of the ingredients for mincemeat.\u00a0 In the 18th and 19th centuries, meat, apples, cider, and butter came from one&#8217;s own farm or a nearby market. On the other hand, many of the ingredients were shipped to America from distant, tropical locations &#8211; molasses, sugar, spices, oranges, lemons (citron).\u00a0 Brandy might be made locally or imported. Mincemeat tells the story of world exploration and colonization.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1113\" style=\"width: 212px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingwiththemes.com\/index.php\/mincement\/mincemeat-advertisement-1891\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1113\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1113 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingwiththemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MincePieAd_1891.jpg?resize=212%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Advertisement for early &quot;convenience&quot; food, 1891\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingwiththemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MincePieAd_1891.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingwiththemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MincePieAd_1891.jpg?w=437&amp;ssl=1 437w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 212px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 212\/300;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Advertisement for early &#8220;convenience&#8221; food, 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The impact of industrialization on daily life<\/strong>. By 1891, pre-packaged mincemeat could be purchased for pies. More Americans moved to towns and cities and urban families could not raise their own beef and pork or grow their own apples for mincemeat pies. New food preservation techniques and food processing factories supplied more and more pre-packaged convenience foods for home cooks. The 1891 advertisement (left) was featured in a charity cookbook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Temperance Movement.<\/strong>\u00a0 As the temperance movement grew throughout the 19th century, alcohol began to disappear from mincemeat recipes. In <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=t2oEAAAAYAAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;output=reader&amp;hl=en&amp;pg=GBS.PA137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Skillful Housewife&#8217;s Book<\/em><\/a>, 1852, the author,\u00a0Mrs. L. G. Abell noted &#8220;A good mince pie is a general favorite, and formerly brandy was deemed indispensable in giving them the right flavor. But we are happy to inform our temperance friends and others, that a mince pie can be made equally good without either wine or brandy.&#8221; (p. 137)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Changing Diet Trends and Holiday Traditions.<\/strong> Mincemeat can still be purchased in modern grocery stores, but it may be falling out of style. Modern recipes often omit the meat that gave the tasty pie filling its name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Source Analysis.<\/strong> The first three mincemeat recipes below were published in well-known 19th century cookbooks. The final recipe was published in a charity cookbook.\u00a0\u00a0One of the sponsors of the cookbook was a\u00a0manufacturer of packaged mincemeat, T. E. Dougherty. The Ladies&#8217; Aid Society that published to book also included a &#8220;recipe&#8221; for making pies from this pre-packaged mincemeat . .<br \/>\n&#8220;Stew one package of Dougherty&#8217;s New England Condensed Mince Meat with a quart of water for twenty minutes. Sugar, fruit syrup, vinegar or any preserves may be added to suit the taste, in this case useless water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-3-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-3\">Mince Pies, 1828<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-3\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-3\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-3-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/seventyfiverecei00lesl#page\/12\/mode\/2up\/search\/mincemeat\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats<\/a><\/em> by Eliza Leslie, 1828<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">One pound and a half of boiled beef's heart, or fresh tongue, chopped when cold. <br \/>\nTwo pounds of beef suet, chopped fine. <br \/>\nFour pounds of pippin apples, chopped. <br \/>\nTwo pounds of raisins, stoned and chopped. <br \/>\nTwo pounds of currants, picked, washed and dried. <br \/>\nTwo pounds of powdered sugar. <br \/>\nOne quart of white wine. <br \/>\nOne quart of brandy. <br \/>\nOne wine-glass of rose-water. <br \/>\nTwo grated nutmegs. <br \/>\nHalf an ounce of cinnamon, powdered<br \/>\nA quarter of an ounce of cloves, powdered<br \/>\nA quarter of an ounce of mace, powdered<br \/>\nA tea-spoonful of salt. <br \/>\nTwo large oranges.<br \/>\nHalf a pound of citron, cut in slips. <br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Parboil a beef's heart, or a fresh tongue. After you have taken off the skin and fat, weigh a pound and a half. When it is cold, chop it very fine, Take the inside of the suet; weigh two pounds, and chop it as fine as possible. Mix the meat and suet together, adding the salt. Pare, core, and chop the apples, and then stone and chop the raisins. Having prepared the currants, add them to the other fruit, and mix the fruit with the meat and suet. Put in the sugar and spice, and the grated peel and juice of the oranges. Wet the whole with the rose-water and liquor, and mix all well together.<br \/>\nMake the paste, allowing, for each pie, half a pound of butter and three quarters of a pound of sifted flour. Make it in the same manner as puff paste, but it will not be quite so rich. Lay a sheet of paste all over a soup-plate. Fill it with mincemeat, laying slips of citron on the top. Roll out a sheet of paste, for the lid of the pie. Put it on, and crimp the edges with a knife. Prick holes in the lid. Bake the pies half an hour in a brisk oven. <br \/>\nKeep your mince-meat in a jar tightly covered. Set it in a dry cool place, and occasionally add more brandy to it.<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-3 from cache -->\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-5-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-5\">Mince Meat, 1832<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-5-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/TheAmericanFrugalHousewife#page\/n55\/mode\/2up\/search\/mince\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The American Frugal Housewife<\/a><\/em> by Lydia Marie Child<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">There is a great difference in preparing mince meat. Some make it a coarse, unsavory dish ; and others make it nice and palatable. No economical house-keeper will despise it; for broken bits of meat and vegetables cannot to well be disposed of in any other way. If you wish to have it nice, mash your vegetables fine, and chop your meat very fine. Warm it with what remains of sweet gravy, or roast-meat drippings, you may happen to have. <br \/>\nTwo or three apples, pared, cored, sliced, and fried, to mix with it, is an improvement. Some like a little sifted sage sprinkled in. <br \/>\nIt is generally considered nicer to chop your meat fine, warm it in gravy, season it, and lay it upon a large slice of toasted bread to be brought upon the table without being mixed with potatoes ; but if you have cold vegetables, use them. <br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-5 from cache -->\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-2-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-2\">Mincemeat for Pies, 1836<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-2-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/virginiahousewif00randrich#page\/116\/mode\/2up\/search\/mincemeat\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Virginia Housewife<\/a><\/em> by Mary Randolph, 1836<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BOIL either calves or hogs' feet till perfectly tender, take them through a colander; when cold, pass them through again, and it will come out like pearl barley; take one quart of this, one of chopped apples, the same of currants, washed and picked, raisins stoned and cut, of good brown sugar, suet nicely chopped, and cider, with a pint of brandy; add a tea-spoonful of pounded mace, one of cloves and of nutmegs; mix all these together intimately. When the pies are to be made, take out as much of this mixture as may be necessary; to each quart of it, add a tea-spoonful of pounded black pepper, and one of salt; this greatly improves the flavour, and can be better mixed with a small portion than with the whole mass. Cover the moulds with paste and put in a sufficiency of mincemeat, cover the top with citron sliced thin, and lay on it a lid garnished around with paste cut in fanciful shapes. They may be eaten either hot or cold, but are best when hot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-2 from cache -->\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-6-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-6\">Mince Meat, 1891<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-6-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/universalcookboo00firs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Universal Cook Book<\/em><\/a> by the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Universalist Church of Englewood, Chicago, Ill, 1891 <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Two and one half pounds meat. <br \/>\nFive pounds of apples. <br \/>\nTwo pounds sugar. <br \/>\nHalf pound butter. <br \/>\nOne pint molasses. <br \/>\nFour teaspoons cinnamon. <br \/>\nThree teaspoons cloves. <br \/>\nFive teaspoons nutmeg. <br \/>\nOne quart cider. <br \/>\nTwo pounds raisins.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-6 from cache -->\n<h4><em>For more about the history of daily life, historical primary sources, and instructional activities by Cynthia W. Resor, see:<\/em><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingwiththemes.com\/index.php\/book-1-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Exploring Vacation and Etiquette Themes in Social Studies (opens in a new tab)\">Exploring Vacation and Etiquette Themes in Social Studies<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingwiththemes.com\/index.php\/quacks-utopias-and-cemeteries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Discovering Quacks, Utopias, and Cemeteries: Modern Lessons from Historical Themes\u200b<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingwiththemes.com\/index.php\/book-2-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Investigating Family, Food, and Housing Themes in Social Studies<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>BLOG:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teachingwiththemes.com\/index.php\/primarysourcebazaar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primary Source Bazaa<\/a>r<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Author&#8217;s note: My grandmother, Helen Williams (1812-1998), made her own mincemeat pie filling in the late fall or early winter when hogs were killed on her farm. 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