they tend to be quite offputting to a modern European palette [...] Venison or pork stuffed with raisins, cloves, garlic & mace, glazed with honey as an example.

Those are normal spices/combinations for today's holiday meals? The only thing missing is juniper berries (and you use nutmeg instead of mace)

the absolute default for anything gamey is juniper berries, cloves, nutmeg.

they tend to be quite offputting to a modern European palette [...] Venison or pork stuffed with raisins, cloves, garlic & mace, glazed with honey as an example.

Those are normal spices/combinations for today's holiday meals? The only thing missing is juniper berries (and you use nutmeg instead of mace)