[Sca-cooks] Mincemeat

[johnna holloway]

HOMEMADE MINCEMEAT
 1 cup finely chopped lean beef (such as sirloin or round steak)
2 cups finely chopped tart apples
 1 cup chopped raisins
1 cup currants
1/2 cup finely chopped citron
1 tsp. salt
 1/2 cup butter (or chopped beef suet, if available)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup apple cider
1/2 Tbs.  Ground Cloves
1/2 Tbs.  Cinnamon
1/2 Tbs.  Nutmeg
1/2 cup meat stock
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Cook beef, let cool, and chop finely.
Add remaining ingredients to beef and mix well. Simmer
slowly (low) for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
 Spoon into glass jars, cover and store for at least 1
week before making pies, allowing flavors to mellow.
Store mincemeat in refrigerator, or process at 10
 pounds pressure for 20 minutes. Makes about
5 cups of mincemeat, enough for 2 pies.
from:http://www.timelysuggestions.com/watkins/recipes/mince.html
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The above came off the net and will do for a start.
Now you can substitute some stuff for what is given above.
use golden raisins for the currants; use dark brown sugar
for the white sugar 1 1/4 cup; use or add allspice to
the spices; you can substitute pears for the apples; make the
apples tart apples; leave out the cider and beef stock and
add 1 cup brandy; you can also add dried cranberries or cherries
and not use so many raisins. Some also add 1/4 cup molasses or
sorghum syrup. You can delete the citron also if you like.
You can adjust the mixture to suit yourself. You can cut
back on the sugar if it's too sweet for your taste.

Hope this helps.

Johnnae llyn Lewis  Johnna Holloway


welsh10thcent at tds.net wrote:>
> I need a good old fashioned real mincemeat pie recipe,
> Morvran