Excellent Lemon Mincemeat Recipe

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

1. Extract juice from lemons and remove pips.
2. Now put lemons into saucepan, cover with cold water, and boil until lemon feels quite tender.
3. 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.
4. Put into a jar and cover.
5. This mincemeat is excellent for pies and tartlets.
6. Sufficient for four pies.