Mincemeat

19 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs venison neck meat or 3 lbs moose neck (if no wild game is available use beef)
  • 12 lb suet
  • 2 12 quarts chopped pared apples
  • 2 lbs seedless raisins
  • 14 lb citron
  • 2 tablespoons candied orange peel
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons nutmeg
  • 2 cups pineapple juice
  • 2 teaspoons allspice
  • 2 teaspoons ginger
  • 1 12 teaspoons cloves
  • 2 cups apple cider
  • 2 cups light corn syrup
  • 1 grated lemon, juice and rind of
  • 34 cup cider vinegar
  • 14 cup butter

Directions

  1. 1
    Simmer meat in small amount of water until tender.
  2. 2
    Simmer until 3/4 cups broth remains.
  3. 3
    Cool meat and grind finely with suet.
  4. 4
    Add apples and raisins to meat mixture.
  5. 5
    Combine remaining ingredients except vinegar and butter in a saucepan, heat to boiling then add vinegar and butter.
  6. 6
    Put all ingredients in large roaster, put in 275 oven covered for 6-7 hours.
  7. 7
    Stir occasionally.
  8. 8
    Put enough for pie (or cookies!)
  9. 9
    in freezer bags, freezes very well.

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