Mincemeat

15 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. lean meat, cooked tender and put through food chopper
  • 1/2 lb. suet, chopped fine
  • 5 lb. tart apples, chopped
  • 3 lb. raisins, chopped
  • 2 1/2 pt. grape juice
  • 1 c. molasses
  • 1 orange with juice, peel and chop
  • 1 lemon with juice, peel and chop
  • 3/4 c. vinegar
  • 1 tsp. mace
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 2 tsp. allspice
  • 2 tsp. cloves
  • 2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1
    Have mixture of first 4 ingredients come to a boil, then let simmer 1 hour.
  2. 2
    To this mixture, add the remainder of ingredients.
  3. 3
    Have mixture come to a boil and boil 10 minutes. Pack in clean jars.
  4. 4
    Screw on bands tight.
  5. 5
    Process in water bath for 30 minutes.
  6. 6
    This is out of the old Kerr Canning book we used in the 40's.

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