Leaving mincemeat to mature

Asked on 14 Dec 2016 by kah22

I've had to make an extra batch of Delia''s Christmas Sweet Mince (vegetarian version using Astro) Finished the batch yesterday afternoon

I want to make and freeze the pies in advance of Christmas. How long will it take for the flavour to develope so it will make decent mince pies

May I wish you and all the team a very happy and holy Christmas

Kevin

Lindsey, Food Editor replied

Hello Kevin,

Ideally a few weeks but I have used Delia’s mincemeat within days and it’s still good.

We wish you a very Happy Christmas too.

Warmest wishes

Lindsey

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