Posted on 10/26/2022 6:12:44 AM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL MINCEMEAT DAY
National Mincemeat Day celebrates a 15th-century English recipe mixing spiced meat and fruit. Bake up a batch on October 26th!
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Originally, mincemeat served as a way of preserving meat without salting or smoking. Bakers then used the filling to make mince pies. They became a unique part of holiday dinners. In some families, mincemeat pies still find a place at the holiday dinner table today. Many modern recipes contain only fruit, sometimes with liquor as an added ingredient.
You may have heard stories about mincemeat pie from your grandparents, aunts, and uncles or possibly read about it in a book. However, if you have never had the opportunity to try one, National Mincemeat Day would be the day to do so.
HOW TO OBSERVE MINCEMEAT DAY
Do you have an old mincemeat recipe? Does it call for spiced meat or just fruit? We would love to hear about family memories and your take on the flavors of mincemeat. Whether you consider it sweet and spice or just plain strange, tell us. Share your recipes or bake up a batch and share photo on social media. Be sure to include family in the making, too!
Following are some mincemeat recipes for you: LINKS AT SITE...............
Mincemeat Pie Filling
Homemade Mincemeat
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NATIONAL MINCEMEAT DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this tasty holiday.
Mincemeat FAQ
Q. Is mincemeat only used in pies?
A. No, but holiday cooks usually use mincemeat in some sort of sweet dishes like pastries and bars.
Q. What is suet?
A. Suet is a hard, crumbly fat found near an animal’s kidneys. It has a variety of uses including baking, soap making, and bird feed.
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NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY
National Pumpkin Day recognizes a favored autumn decoration and food on October 26th. Not only do they make great fall decorations, but the pumpkin also completes a variety of tasty recipes. Join a pumpkin competition or visit any of the many fall festivals featuring the beautiful gourds.
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By October 26th, we’re in a frenzy of pumpkin obsession. We cannot wait for the big November holiday for pumpkin pie. No siree, we need pumpkin everything! Bars, cookies, coffee, cheesecake, pasta, and oatmeal. Pumpkin Chunkin’, pumpkin patches, festivals, bake-offs, and television specials. Let’s not forget jack-o-lantern carving, too! This fruit grabs Americans’ attention.
As it should! This squash is native to North America. The oldest evidence of pumpkin-related seeds dates back to somewhere between 7000 and 5500 BC to seeds found in Mexico.
The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon, which means “large melon” in Greek.
Within recent years, white pumpkins have become more popular in the United States. The United States produces 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins, with Illinois producing more than any other state.
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When is Gingerbread Cookie Day?
In 2021, Italian Stefano Cutrupi claimed the title of the world’s largest pumpkin when his gargantuan gourd weighed in at 2703 pounds (1,226 kg). That’s 300 pounds heavier than the 2014 winner from Switzerland. In 2020, Travis Gienger grew the largest pumpkin in North America. The hefty vegetable weighed in at 2,350 pounds. It eeked out the previous winner, a 2,145-pound pumpkin from Streator, Illinois grown by Gene McMullen.
Pumpkins are packed with nutrients, but they’re not only good for humans. Did you know that pumpkin may be recommended by veterinarians as a dietary supplement for dogs and cats? Since pumpkin is easy to digest, if your pet is experiencing certain digestive ailments, don’t be surprised if your vet says to give them pumpkin puree. Poultry also benefits from eating raw pumpkin as a supplement to their regular feed during the winter months to help maintain egg production. As a seasonal food, it sure comes at the right time of year. Since it’s packed with vitamin C, it can boost your immune system to fight off those nasty colds, too.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY
Ah, pumpkins! They bring to mind wonderful memories and inspire us to artistry. Whether we frame the perfect photo at the local pumpkin patch, carve up the scariest jack-o-lantern or whip up the tastiest batch of pumpkin bars, this is a holiday worth sharing. Roast some pumpkin seeds while the family rakes up those fall leaves. Pour a mug of hot apple cider and bake up your favorite pumpkin recipes, too. Or try a new one. We offer several for you to try! As always, invite someone to Celebrate Every Day® with you, too.
Pumpkin Lasagna
Savory Pumpkin Raviolo
Debbie’s Pumpkin Bars
Pumpkin Pudding
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NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this garden squash-related holiday.
Pumpkin FAQ
Q. Who carved the first jack-o-lantern?
A. The tradition of carving vegetables for Halloween has its beginning in Ireland. There, they carved turnips to ward off the devil and evil spirits during the ancient festival of Samhain, also during Halloween. Irish who immigrated to the Americas brought the tradition with them and found the pumpkin suitable for carving. However, carving pumpkins in Ireland has become a more modern practice.
PUMPKIN & MINCEMEAT PING!.......................
A holiday favorite!!!
-Klondike Cat
I have always liked mincemeat. Mom always made it without the meat, but I have a friend who made it with venison. Excellent!
Was his name Sweeney Todd, by any chance?...................
Nah. Barbara.
Barbara?.............Lovett?...........😜
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Lovett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd
PUMPKIN PIE TWISTS / a nice riff on Pumpkin pie
To make these easy Pumpkin Pie Twists, simply:
PRE-STEP: Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line sheet with parchment paper or silicon baking mat. Set aside.
STEP 1: Unroll crescent dough and lay down as 4 rectangles on prepared baking sheet.
STEP 2: Spread pumpkin onto 2 of the rectangles.
STEP 3: Place the other 2 rectangles on top of the pumpkin. Press edges together.
STEP 4: Brush melted butter on top of rectangles. Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice.
STEP 5: Using a pizza cutter, cut both rectangles into 6 strips.
STEP 6: Twist each strip a few times and sprinkle with remaining pumpkin pie spice. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
MAKE CREAM CHEESE ICING:
STEP 7: In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.
STEP 8: Fill a zip-lock bag with cream cheese icing, lock it shut and snip off a corner of the bag. Ice tops of each pumpkin pie twist and enjoy. Simply throw the bag away when finished..
STEP 2: Spread pumpkin onto 2 of the rectangles.
Just plain pumpkin?.....................
: ) No, a different one!
Pumpkin puree....the spice goes on the crescent crust.
I make my own men’s meat with mostly apples and raisins but I will throw in ground walnuts and cranberries for a little texture.
Mince meat! Darned voice to text!!!
I make my own men’s meat.......................really?................😜😉🤷♀️🤦♀️
Technically speaking I suppose my husband and my boys do eat it!
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