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HOMEMADE MINCEMEAT 2 lb. beefneck 1 lb. suet 4 lb. tart apples 2 lb. currants 4 c. sugar 3 lb. seedless raisins 1/2 lb. citron, cut fine juice and grated peel 2 oranges 1 pt. fruit juice cider or brandy 1 Tbsp. salt 1 1/4 tsp. grated nutmeg 1/2 tsp. mace 1/2 c. dark molasses Cook beef slowly in hot water to cover until quite tender, about 3 hours. Cool and put through food chopper with suet and apples, using coarse blade. Add ingredients; mix thoroughly. Cook slowly for 1 hour. Stir it occasionally to keep from sticking on bottom. Seal in sterilized jars. Makes 12 to 14 pints. Use 1 pint or 2 cups for 8-inch pie. Fill pastry lined pie pan and adjust top crust. Bake in hot oven (450 degrees) for 35 minutes. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |