Venison Mincemeat
"Aunt Jewel was a reknown woodscook in the Patten, Maine lumber camps back in the 40's. This is her recipe. This mincemeat is very rich but not too sweet. (You may add a 1/2 c. of water to each pint for a juicier pie.) Processed this will keep for 2+ years. This make ten pints or 10 frozen pies."
- Ready In:
- 4hrs
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
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10 pints
- Serves:
- 80
ingredients
- 1 quart cooked venison, cooled and ground
- 3 quarts tart apples, peeled and chopped fine
- 1 cup suet, ground fine
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1 cup cider
- 1 lb raisins, ground
- 1⁄2 lb currants, ground
- 1⁄4 lb citron, chopped fine
- 1 lemon, juice and zest of
- 1 orange, juice and zest of
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon clove
- 1 teaspoon allspice
directions
- Simmer venison neck or roast in unsalted water until tender.
- Cool and remove meat.
- Run meat, suet, raisins and currents through meat grinder with a fine blade attached.
- Combine all the ingredients.
- Place in a roasting pan.
- Stirring occasionally, cook at 325F until the apples are tender and mincemeat is hot.
- Pack in hot pint jars and seal.
- Place in hot water bath for 10 minutes.
- Makes 10 pints.
Questions & Replies
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Has anyone cooked the neck in an electric pressure cooker? ( yes I have a new toy and want to use it! ) Any recipe from the County has to be good! Thanks for posting it. cece
Reviews
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Has anyone tried cooking the neck in an electric pressure cooker? ( yes, I have a new toy and want to use it!) Any recipe from the County has to be good! Cece
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this is an excellent recipe.<br/>authentic, tastey and American.<br/>occasionally i add roasted walnuts, apples and pears or figs, grapes, dried sour cherries, cranberries, or dates.<br/>but this core recipe has been lovingly put in my recipe box.<br/>thank you so much for sharing it. -
Made this a few weeks ago and it is really good! I idn't have suet, so I substituted butter. Also substituted dried cranberries for the currants. Lastly, couldn't find citron so I eliminated that. Added a tsp of minced fresh ginger because I saw it mentioned in a similar recipe and I love the flavor of ginger. I could eat this straight out of the can! -
sounds extra good, aroostook, Would like to try it, if your husband doesn't make some. Gram Drew
Tweaks
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Made this a few weeks ago and it is really good! I idn't have suet, so I substituted butter. Also substituted dried cranberries for the currants. Lastly, couldn't find citron so I eliminated that. Added a tsp of minced fresh ginger because I saw it mentioned in a similar recipe and I love the flavor of ginger. I could eat this straight out of the can!
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Aroostook
United States
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