English Mincemeat(5 Pounds) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. raisins
8 oz. white raisins
4 oz. almonds, blanched
1 lb. cooking apples, peeled and cored
4 oz. mixed citrus fruit
8 oz. currants (optional)
1 lb. softened dark brown sugar
8 oz. shredded suet or Crisco
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
6 tsp. sherry
finely grated rind of one lemon and juice

Preparation

Wash jam jars thoroughly.
Chop or coarsely mince raisins, sultanas (white raisins), almonds and apples and mixed peels into a bowl.
Stir in currants with sugar, suet and spices.
Mix all ingredients together with sherry, lemon rind and juice.