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Nana's Mincemeat
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 240 Minutes
Ready In: 240 Minutes
Servings: 6
This is a must-have for the Holiday Season!! You can substitute venison for the beef, if you have it available to you -
Ingredients:
3 lbs beef (stew meat)
1 -1 1/2 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
1/4 lb citron
2 teaspoons cloves
4 teaspoons cinnamon
3 teaspoons mace
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 lemons, rind and juice
Directions:
1. 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.
2. Put apples through meat grinder then lemon.
3. Remove rind membrane first and then put the rind through the very fine chopper.
4. Cook all ingredients, except that the mincemeat does not scorch.
5. Bottle for preserves. So delicious!
By RecipeOfHealth.com