Title: Dad's Mincemeat (Xmas)
Categories: Pie Holiday
Yield: 5 Servings

2	lb	Lean beef round stew meat
8	c	Water
1	lb	Suet, cut up
12	md	Cooking apples, pared and
		Cored
3	lb	Seedless raisins
3	c	Dried currents
1	c	Candied orange peel, finely
		Diced
4	ts	Salt
4	ts	Cinnamon
1	ts	Powdered allspice
1	ts	Ground cloves
2	c	Sugar
2	c	Brown sugar
1	c	Molasses
8	ts	Lemon juice
2	c	Apple cider

Boil beef in water. Cover and simmer 2 hours. Remove meat and reserve 4 cups of stock. Put meat, suet, apples through a food chopped. Put in large, 7-8 quart, pan. Add remaining ingredients, except lemon juice and cider. Add reserved stock and simmer uncovered 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add juices during last 5 minutes of cooking. Pack while hot into sterilized jars. 1 quart will make a 9-inch pie (3 cups) with 1 cup left over for cookies or tarts.

From: Christmas Memories Cookbook Mystic Seaport Members Mystic Seaport Museum Stores, Inc., 1985

From: Lawrence Kellie Date: 11-12-96 Home Cooking

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