Mincemeat Pie Filling

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"This recipe came from my MOM, I use it every year, and usually get about 8-10 pies out of it. I have them for our own use, and for family and friends that like the old-fashioned mincemeat. I make it with ground venison every chance I get - so tasty!!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 10-12 pies

ingredients

• 2 quarts ground meat
• 1 quart ground apple
• 2 lbs seedless raisins
• 1 lb currants
• 1 lb mixed fruit
• 1⁄2 lb red cherries
• 1⁄2 lb green cherries
• 1 1⁄2 cups molasses
• 5 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons allspice
• 3 tablespoons cloves
• 3 tablespoons nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup beef suet or 1/2 cup butter

directions

1. Bring to a real good boil on a slow heat stirring constantly.
2. Cook for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally, making sure it doesn't stick - so very good!

Reviews

[sumwontoluv]

the recipe i use is from the 1700's.<br/>mincemeat is not a dessert.<br/>i guess you like your mom's cooking.<br/>but after having made this (i kept an open mind until i tasted it)<br/>it is a nonauthentic version of mincemeat and only ok.<br/>my friends and i agreed that we would eat it if nothing else was available.