Mincemeat Recipe from Margaret
1-1/2 lbs cooking apples
1lb currants
1/4 lb glace cherries
1lb raisins
1/2lb mixed candied peel
2oz. blanched almonds
1lb. demerara sugar
3/4lb shredded suet
1tsp salt
1/4tsp ground mace
1/2tsp mixed spice
1/4tsp ground ginger
1/2 a nutmeg, grated
juice of one orange
1 lemon
1/4 pint brandy or rum
Peel, core and chop apples. Chop
and quarter cherries. Chop nuts. Mix the fruits, peels and nuts
together. Add sugar, suet, salt and spices. Strain in orange juice. Grate
in lemon rind. Strain in lemon juice. Stir in Brandy or Rum. Stir until
thoroughly blended. Cover. Stand for 2 days. Stir and pack tightly in
sterilized jars, then seal. Yields about 7 lbs.
Submitted by Margaret. Margaret is originally from Barnsley in Yorkshire and now lives in the US. The recipe was first published on The Yorkshire Website.
