Mincemeat Recipe 1

Ingredients for Mincemeat Recipe 1

• 7 pounds currants
• 3½ pounds peeled and cored apples
• 3½ pounds beef
• 3½ pounds suet
• ½ pound each citron, lemon, and orange peel
• 2½ pounds coffee sugar
• 2 pounds raisins
• 4 nutmegs
• 1 ounce cinnamon
• ½ ounce each cloves and mace
• 1 pint brandy, and 1 pint white wine

Instructions

1. Wash currants, dry, pick them; stone the raisins; remove skin and sinews from beef and suet.
2. Chop each ingredient, separately, very fine; put into large pan as they are finished, finally adding spices, brandy, and wine; thoroughly mix together; pack in jars; store in cold, dry place.