According to the BBC, a mincemeat recipe in Hannah Glasse's influential 1747 cookbook, "Art of Cookery," is an early instance of meat being removed as a key ingredient from the pie filling.

Mincemeat pie is a princely extravaganza that “seems transported from another time and place,” said Beth Kracklauer in Saveur. It initially dates from 12th-century Britain, when sweet-savory ...

Mince pies are a Christmas staple and this really easy mince pie recipe will soon become a family favourite. Use your favourite mincemeat and dust with beautiful icing sugar for an impressive ...