Mom'S Mincemeat Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. beef roast, cooked and ground up
3/4 lb. raisins
6 to 7 apples, peeled, cored and ground coarsely
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. white sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
salt to taste
apple juice or water (if needed)
prepared 9-inch pie shell (double crust)

Preparation

Cook beef roast in salted water for about 3 hours.
Cool. Grind roast in meat grinder or food processor and measure 2 1/2 cups.
Grind peeled and cored apples.
Add to meat and raisins. Add cinnamon and salt; mix together.
If mixture is too thick when mixed, add a little water or apple juice.
Fill prepared pie shell with mixture; add vented top crust.
Bake for 15 minutes at 375\u00b0; reduce heat to 350\u00b0 and bake for 45 minutes longer.