raised by my grandmother, she made mincemeat pie every year for holiday meals. she used a 8 quart enamel pan. full, mounded, set on chair & covered w clean towel. stirred everyday ...then the baking began. she made fabulous rhubarb pies that we hand carried up & down the streets of ventura, CA to all of her friends. and no one ever turned down a slice of her mincemeat pie at family gatherings