Mincemeat

Ingredients

• five pounds of lean beef
• two pounds of beef suet
• four pounds of raisins
• four pounds of currants
• one pound of citron
• four quarts of chopped apples
• four tablespoons of cinnamon
• four tablespoons of cloves
• four tablespoons of nutmeg
• three teaspoons of allspice
• three teaspoons of pepper
• three teaspoons of ginger
• juice of three lemons
• one pint of molasses
• one cup of melted butter
• two and one half pounds of sugar
• two and one half quarts of boiled cider

Method

1. 1

   Boil beef until tender, remove bone, chop fine.

2. 2

   Add suet, raisins, currants, citron, apples, spices, lemon juice, molasses, butter, sugar, and cider.

3. 3

   Mix thoroughly and store in a cool place.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Principles of cooking (1914) by Emma Conley, page 65. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mincemeat. — Boil five pounds of lean beef four or five hours until it is ready to fall to pieces, remove bone, and chop fine. Add two pounds of beef suet chopped fine, four pounds of raisins, four pounds of currants, one pound of citron, four quarts of chopped apples, four table- spoons of cinnamon, four tablespoons of cloves, four table- spoons of nutmeg, three teaspoons of allspice, three tea- spoons of pepper, three teaspoons of ginger, juice of three ~ lemons, one pint of molasses, one cup of melted butter, two and one half pounds of sugar, two and one half quarts of boiled cider

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