MINCED PIE OF BEEF

        6 ounces raisins                     2-½ oz suet
        ⅔ cup wine                           ½ tsp mace
        12 oz shredded cooked beef           ½ tsp cinnamon
        1 lb peeled and chopped apple        ⅔ tsp nutmeg
        1 tsp salt                           pastry shell and top

Soak the raisins in the wine. Mix the beef, salt, and suet. Stir in the apple. Stir in the mace, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir in the raisins. Pour into a 9-inch pie shell and bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Drop temperature to 350° and bake for 45 to 60 minutes more. Cool completely before serving.

Adapted from “American Cookery” (1796). Discover more vintage recipes at the Padgett Sunday Supper Club (clubpadgett.com)!