"They also added a little bit of alcohol during the Victorian age, but when prohibition kicked in, they really ramped it up because there was no prohibition against alcohol in food, so you'd get a jar of mincemeat and it would be like 14% alcohol.".
He explained: "By the Tudor era, they started to have more of the fruit, and less of the meat, and they would also add things like sherry or brandy to help preserve it.
According to @tastinghistory on TikTok, the sweet treats used to comprise of 90% meat and 10% fruit with sugar back in the Middle Ages.
Foodies finally discover little-known ingredient that used to be in mince pies Mince pies always go down an absolute treat over the festive season.
The presenter, Max Miller, said this was done to help preserve the meat throughout the winter.
