Mincemeat. Vanishing like the Model T.
I haven’t seen anything made with mincemeat since it sat on my grandparents’ Christmas dinner table sometime in the mid-1970’s.
Mom didn’t do anything with it, and it never caught on with us kids. I doubt my troops know what it is. They may not have ever heard of it.
If I recall correctly, I think my missionary great uncle and aunt were on furlough from Bolivia, and at table with us that year. I remember tales from the jungles. Great evangelists, they planted Nazarene churches in Nicaragua and Bolivia, and worked to build up indigenous pastors and denominational organizations linking them together across several South American countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOPKZ7_ORTk
I start talking about Shannon around 8:40 in the video and about Jesus at 9:40.
Yes, mincemeat is vanishing. I can tell by the ever-increasing price of the stuff. It’s an acquired taste, I think, but I recall my dad with every bite I take. The memories are good enough for me to research recipes.
I think, though, that the recipe on Wikipedia is the most authentic.