Stop. Making. Me. Lick. The. Screen. I love mincemeat. Condensed in cookies, homemade in pies and tarts, BRING IT. A great use for leftovers? Mincemeat fool. Combine one part (by volume) mincemeat with two parts heavily-brandied whipped cream (sweetened to taste). Don't blend thoroughly - the idea is to leave streaks and bits. I serve this in stemmed cocktail glasses with butter cookies, but you could really put on the dog and serve it in meringue nests or make a pavlova. I'm with you, VB.... Actually, I'm going to use some in a "swirl" bread next week, in place of raisins or cinnamon. Although, due to sampling, not sure how much is left... :) PJH

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