Basic mincemeat ( u.k.)
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients:
- 750 g Raisins
- 500 g Candied peel
- 500 g Sultanas
- 500 g Currants
- 1 kg Apples chopped
- 500 Suet (shredded)
- 750 g Brown sugar
- 1 Rind & Juice of a lemon
- 1 Rind & Juice of an orange
- 30 g Mixed spice
- 1/2 Grated nutmeg
- 500 ml Brandy or Rum
Instructions:
Pass the raisins peel and half the sultanas and currents and the apples through a mincing machine. Then add the remainder of the fruit suet sugar rind and juice of the orange and lemon spice nutmeg and Brandy (or Rum). Mix well and leave covered in a jar. Stiring every day for one week. Turn into jars leave 1" space from the top & Cover. Mincemeat should be kept a few weeks before using. ** This recipe is from 1933 edition Radiation Cookery Book
