Old Fashioned Homemade Mincemeat To Can

• 1/2 peck green tomatoes, ground
• 2 qt. water
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 lb. ground beef (lean)
• 2 tsp. cloves
• 2 tsp. allspice
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 4 lb. sugar
• 1 c. vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 1/2 lb. loose sausage
• 2 lb. raisins
• 1 gal. sliced, chopped apples
• 2 tsp. nutmeg

1. Drain tomatoes in sieve to remove juice after grinding.
2. Boil brown sugar, water, vinegar, salt and pepper, stirring often for 2 hours, then add beef, sausage, cloves, raisins, allspice, apples, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Boil all ingredients 1/2 hour.
4. Put in quart jars and seal with 2 piece lids.
5. Put in cooker and bring to full boil.
6. Remove from canner.
7. When open for use in pies, add 1 1/2 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar and more cinnamon.
8. Each quart will make 2 pies.

green tomatoes, water, salt, ground beef, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, sugar, vinegar, pepper, loose sausage, raisins, apples, nutmeg

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=399482 (may not work)