Mincemeat
Ingredients
1 pound Lean chuck beef, cut into 1 inch cubes
3 C. Water
2 pounds Tart apples peeled and cored
2 2/3 C. Seedless raisins
1/4 pound Candied citron peel
2 tsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. Nutmeg
1 C. Sugar
1 C. Apple cider
1 Tbsp. Ground cloves
1 Tbsp. Cinnamon
1/4 pound Ground beef suet, minced
2 1/2 C. Currants
Cooking Instructions
Place beef in crock pot with enough water to cover. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours, or until very tender. Turn off heat. Remove meat but leave a quarter C. of broth in the pot. Put the meat through a food chopper, along with the apples, raisins, currents and citron. Add this and all the other ingredients to the broth in the crock pot. Stir well. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or more. Spoon into clean, dry canning jars. Seal and store in refrigerator. Or process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
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