Excellent Lemon Mincemeat Recipe
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Ingredients for Excellent Lemon Mincemeat
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 2 large lemons
- 4 apples
- ¼ lb. chopped candied lemon peel
- 1 lb. currants
- 1¾ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
- ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon powdered allspice
- ¼ teaspoon powdered cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup seeded raisins
- ½ cup chopped nut meats
Instructions
- Extract juice from lemons and remove pips.
- Now put lemons into saucepan, cover with cold water, and boil until lemon feels quite tender.
- Change water at least twice, drain and pound peel to a paste, add apples, cored, peeled and chopped, lemon peel, vegetable shortening, currants, raisins, salt, spices, lemon juice, nut meats, and sugar.
- Put into a jar and cover.
- This mincemeat is excellent for pies and tartlets.
- Sufficient for four pies.
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