Mincemeat (real meat)

20 pints

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsBeef [for stewing]
2cupsWater [boiling]
1teaspoonSalt
4cupsApples [chopped]
½packRaisins [seeded]
1packRaisins [unseeded]
1cupOrange peel [grated]
1cupCitron
½poundsSuet [chopped]
1cupMolasses
1cupSugar
2cupsCoffee [prepared strong]
1cupCider (or fruit juice)
1teaspoonCinnamon
1teaspoonNutmeg
½teaspoonCloves [ground]
½teaspoonAllspice

Directions

1) Simmer beef in water and salt `til very tender, drain & reserve stock and chopped meat. 2) Combine in a large kettle the meat, the remaining ingredients, and 1 cup of the beef stock, stirring over low heat `til thoroughly mixed. 3) Continue cooking over low heat for about 2 hours or most of the liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally during cooking and more often as mixture thickens.

Source: Ms. Cindy Hazelton Clayton NY from an original Fannie Farmer Cookbook that was published in 1896 retyped by Fred Goslin in Watertown NY on Cyberealm Bbs home of KOOKNET @ (315) 786-1120