Excellent lemon mincemeat
1 batch
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | larges | Lemons |
| 4 | Apples | |
| ¼ | pounds | Candied lemon peel |
| ½ | cup | Crisco |
| 1 | pounds | Currants |
| ½ | cup | Raisins |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ginger |
| ½ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| ½ | teaspoon | Allspice |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cloves |
| ½ | cup | Chopped nuts |
| 1¾ | cup | Sugar |
Directions
Extract juice from lemons and remove pips. Now put lemons into saucepan, cover with cold water, and boil until lemon feels quite tender. Change water at least twice, drain and pound peel to a paste, add apples, cored, peeled and chopped, candied lemon peel, Crisco, currants, raisins, salt, spices, lemon juice, nuts and sugar.
Put into jar and cover. This mincemeat is excellent for pies and tartlets. "A Calendar of Dinners with 615 Recipes" by Marion Harris Neil Submitted By TERRI WOLTMON On 03-16-95