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BEEF MINCEMEAT

Source of Recipe

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Recipe Introduction

Always makes a popular pie.

List of Ingredients

First Mixture:
2 lb. lean beef, cooked tender and put through food chopper
1/2 lb. suet, chopped fine
5 lb. tart apples, chopped
3 lb. raisins, chopped
1 tbsp. salt
2 c. brown sugar
4 c. water (boil apple peel and cores for juice) OR 1 qt. sweet cider
1 c. meat stock

Second mixture:
2 1/2 pt. grape juice
1 tsp. mace
2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. molasses
1 orange (juice and peel, chopped)
1 lemon (juice and peel, chopped)
3/4 c. vinegar


Recipe

Put all of the first mixture into a suitable pot. Allow the mixture to come to a boil, then let simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. To this mixture, add all of the second mixture ingredients. Allow the entire mixture to come to a boil and let boil 10 minutes. Pack into sterilized jars to within 1 inch of top of jar. Wipe tops, put on lids and cap, screwing band firmly tight. Process in boiling water bath for 30 minutes.