Nana's Mincemeat
- 3 lbs beef (stew meat)
- 1 -1 12 lb suet
- 5 lbs tart apples, peeled and cored
- 2 (16 ounce) packages raisins, seeded
- 1 (16 ounce) package currants
- 1 pint molasses
- 1 pint cider or 1 pint apple juice
- 2 lbs brown sugar
- 14 lb citron
- 2 teaspoons cloves
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 teaspoons mace
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 lemons, rind and juice
- Cook the beef in 2 tablespoons salt until tender (as for pot roast), about 2 1/2 - 3 hours.
- Cool; put meat through meat grinder.
- Put apples through meat grinder then lemon.
- Remove rind membrane first and then put the rind through the very fine chopper.
- Cook all ingredients, except that the mincemeat does not scorch.
- Bottle for preserves.
- So delicious!
beef, suet, apples, raisins, currants, molasses, cider, brown sugar, citron, cloves, cinnamon, mace, black pepper, lemons
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/nanas-mincemeat-436693 (may not work)