Mincemeat

Ingredients

1,800 gr beef
525 gr suet
1,300 gr brown sugar
475 ml molasses
2,000 gr cider
3 currents
1,300 gr raisins seeded
130 gr citron
800 gr apples
900 gr brandy
8 gr cinnamon
5 gr mace
1 clove powdered
2 gr nutmeg
2 gr allspice
6 gr salt

Instructions

1) In a large kettle, combine the beef, suet, brown sugar, molasses, cider, currents, citron and raisins, cooking slowly over low heat `til the sugar and citron melt... 2) Add the prepared apples to the mincemeat and cook until the apples are tender... 3) Add the remaining ingredients and stir `til well mixed.