Mincemeat - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. beef
1/2 bushel apples
2 cans cherries (not pie filling or candied)
2 lb. raisins
2 lb. currants
2 qt. apple cider, boiled
2 c. cider vinegar
2 lb. brown sugar
2 lb. white sugar
4 Tbsp. cinnamon
3 Tbsp. allspice
stock from meat
1 c. suet or 1 lb. margarine

Preparation

Boil and grind the beef.
Peel, core and grind apples. Combine all ingredients; mix well.
Bring to a boil; simmer for 1 hour.
Ladle into hot, clean jars.
Seal.
Process 1/2 hour in boiling water bath.
Let stand 6 to 8 weeks before using.