Mom'S Mincemeat Is The Best!

• 4 lbs. beef, roasted and chopped
• 1 jar mincemeat or 2 lbs beef suet
• 2 lbs. sugar
• 1 cup raisins (original recipe calls for 2 lbs.)
• 1 cup currents (original recipe calls for 2 lbs.)
• 2 lbs. apples, chopped fine (original recipe calls for 4 lbs.)
• 1/2 lb. citron, minced
• 1/2 lb. candied lemon peel, minced
• Grated rind 2 oranges
• Grated rind 1 lemon
• 1 nutmeg, grated
• 1 T cloves
• 1 T cinnamon
• 1 t salt
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 4 cups hard cider
• 2 cups brandy

1. Boil meat and suet (or jar mincemeat) together til tender and grind. Combine all ingredients except brandy and cook 1 1/2 hours. Add liquor and pour in sterile jars and seal.

beef, mincemeat, sugar, raisins, apples, citron, candied lemon peel, oranges, lemon, nutmeg, t, t, salt, orange juice, lemon juice, hard cider, brandy

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/moms-mincemeat-is-the-best-52544591 (may not work)