Mincemeat from Scratch for Pies

Submitted by: jej
Last Updated: 11/27/2006

Mincemeat Recipe (Coon family recipe)

1 qt. finely chopped meat (venison best, beef if necessary)
3 qt. finely chopped apples (peeled)
3 c. raisins
3 tsp. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
1 tsp. cloves
3 c. sugar
1 pt. Suet
Cider vinegar or cider

Add vinegar or cider to make the right consistency, and cook on the stove in a stainless pot. This mixture should be cooked on a low heat for several hours. My mom canned many quarts of this every year, for years.

Mother has a note saying 'Cranberries improve it.' I don't recall her ever putting them in.

*There is no info given as to how long to cook nor how much it makes. I'll check with
my sister, who also has the recipe. She may have inquired & added notes to her recipe.

Microwaved chopped apples (3-4 sm-2 lg) and mixed them w/jar of Nonesuch mincement
we bought. Left some pieces close to 1/2-inch, others finer. Looks wonderful.