Mince Meat

Ingredients

• 2 pounds of beef or fresh beef tongue
• 2 pounds of suet
• 4 pounds of apples
• 3 pounds of currants
• 3 pounds of raisins
• 3½ pounds of sugar
• 2 ounces of cinnamon
• 7 good sized nutmegs, grated
• 1/2 ounce of mace
• 8 lemons

Method

1. 1

   Boil the sugar with a quart of water, and when cold pour over the chopped meat, suet, apples, etc.

2. 2

   Grate rind from lemon, press out juice, strain, add to mixture.

3. 3

   Add a pint of white rum and put into jars.

4. 4

   Add cider when you make your pies.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Historic Paxton, her days and her ways, 1722-1913 (1913) by Helen Bruce Wallace, page 61. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mince Meat 2 pounds of beef or fresh beef tongue. 2 pounds of suet. 4 pounds of apples. 3 pounds of currants. 3 pounds of raisins. 165 3% pounds of sugar. 2 ounces of cinnamon. 7 good sized nutmegs, grated. 1/^ ounce of mace. 8 lemons

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