Mincemeat

Ingredients

• 4 c. sugar
• 3 c. raisins
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 3 c. puffed Muscatels
• 1/2 c. brandy
• 1 1/2 c. chopped candied peel (lemon, orange and citron)
• 2 lb. apples, peeled, cored and chopped
• 2 Tbsp. chopped blanched almonds
• grated juice and rind of 1 lemon
• grated juice and rind of 1 orange
• 1 1/4 c. chopped beef suet (the hard white fat from around beef kidney)
• 3 c. currants
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. cinnamon