Today, I was rushing through an OK supermarket for shaving cream, paper towels, potatoes, and rosemary when I glimpsed a jar of Crosse & Blackwell mincemeat and grabbed it.
Since the beginning of November, I’ve looked in and called every grocery and specialty store in a 25 mile radius and was unable to find mincemeat. This store said they just got it in and sold a lot of it over the holidays and just sold out. Most people don’t know what it is, but we had mincemeat tarts every year!
It’s safe in the pantry now. Now that I think of it I should have gotten two or more! I know where to go for mincemeat, and lemon curd. It takes a while in a new locale before one gets the lay of the land. There is a food God. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 