Mincemeat

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A lovely rich tasting mincemeat for Christmas.

Mincemeat

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  • Yield: 10lb
  • Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

  • 3.5lb mixed dried fruit
  • 8oz mixed peel
  • 1ib apples peeled and chopped
  • 4oz walnuts or almonds
  • 12oz muscovado sugar
  • 9oz suet
  • 1tsp mixed spice
  • rind and juice of 2 oranges and 2 lemons
  • 0.5 pint brandy

Directions:

  1. Mix all of the ingredients together and cover for 2 hours. Mix and then place in sterilised jars, cover and seal. Makes 10lb.

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Comments: 2

  1. Emma Marshall October 25, 2016 at 9:47 pm Reply

    Is this your mincemeat recipe? Didn’t realise you didn’t have to cook it?? 🙂

    • Crazy Granny October 27, 2016 at 7:21 am Reply

      You bottle it and then only cook it when you put it in the pies. We used to make it every year….

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