Mincemeat Filling

Name: Mincemeat Filling
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 (8489 g)
Ingredients: 4 lbs beef, diced; 2 lbs beef suet; 2 lbs granulated sugar; 2 lbs seedless raisins, chopped; 1 lb currants; 4 lbs apples, peeled and chopped fine; 1/2 lb citron, minced; 1/2 lb candied lemon peel, minced; 1 orange, zest of, only, grated; 2 lemons, zest of, only, grated; 1 nutmeg, grated; 1 tablespoon ground cloves; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup orange juice (from the oranges you grated); 1/2 cup lemon juice (from the lemons you grated); 4 cups hard alcoholic cider; 2 cups brandy

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"The original mincemeat. According to the cookbook, mincemeat pie was always served hot. From the New England chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Institute of Chicago, 1947..."

INGREDIENTS

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4 lbs beef, diced

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2 lbs beef suet

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2 lbs granulated sugar

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2 lbs seedless raisins, chopped

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1 lb currants

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4 lbs apples, peeled and chopped fine

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1/2 lb citron, minced

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1/2 lb candied lemon peel, minced

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1 orange, zest of, only, grated

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2 lemons, zest of, only, grated

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1 nutmeg, grated

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1 tablespoon ground cloves

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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

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1 teaspoon salt

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1/2 cup orange juice (from the oranges you grated)

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1/2 cup lemon juice (from the lemons you grated)

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4 cups hard alcoholic cider

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2 cups brandy

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