Hi Sue
The best I can offer is from
http://www.mincepieclub.co.uk/Mince_Pie_News/Mince_Pie_History/
The_History_Of_The_Mince_Pie.html
To make Pyes - Pyes of mutton or beif must be fyne mynced and
ceasoned wyth pepper and salte, and a lyttle saffron to coloure it,
suet or marrow a good
Yikes! That's definitely an old one.
I found the following in an old cookbook which my Mother used in the
'30s and '40s. It sounds pretty close to the original ingredients, and
at least they have given us measures!
4 pounds lean beef
2 pounds beef suet
Baldwin apples
3 quinces
3 pounds
