Name: Meatless Mincemeat
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3 pies worth of filling
Ingredients: 1 large orange; 1 small lemon; 1 (15 ounce) box seedless raisins; 3 lbs tart apples, cored (9 medium); 1 1/2 cups apple cider; 3 cups firmly packed brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg; 1 1/2 teaspoons cloves

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ingredients

1 large orange
1 small lemon
1 (15 ounce) box seedless raisins
3 lbs tart apples, cored (9 medium)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups apple cider
3 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons salt
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons nutmeg
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons cloves

directions

Remove seeds from orange and lemon.
Using coarse blade, force fruit through food chopper with raisins and unpeeled apples.
Add cider.
Put in kettle and bring to boil.
Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients, and simmer for 20 minutes longer, or until thick.
Makes enough filling for three 9-inch pies.

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question by corinnehumphrey47

12/15/2020

your receipt calls for an orange and a lemon, my question is do I peel them before using them to make mincemeat, I am planning on making it in the new year. Thank-you

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review by Rebecca

12/26/2017

was delicious, although I left out the orange, and "pre soaked" a combination of light and dark raisins in the cider on low heat for about an hour or so before adding everything... minus a cup and half of the sugar... then slow cooked all for several hours to absorb the flavoring and spices before finally baking.

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review by Carl M.

12/19/2017

What, pray tell, is a food chopper?

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review by Quirpt

10/1/2016

It's really tasty although three cups of sugar is excessive. I cut that to 1 cup and it was still plenty sweet. I added 2 Tbsp of rum and subbed half the raisins for a mixture of diced prunes, dried cherries and cranberries. I did half of a naval orange since another reviewer said it came through a bit strong but I think a whole orange would have been OK too. I also used some firm pears in place of a couple of the apples. Would definitely make again.

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review by CTMemories

11/2/2009

A wonderful recipe, thanks! I also cooked mine for 8 hours on high in the crock pot.

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