Very Very Good Mincemeat(This Recipe Was Over 100 Years Old When I Got It In 1968) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 bowls raisins
1 bowl currants
5 bowls sugar
1 pt. brandy
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. nutmeg
2 Tbsp. cloves
1 Tbsp. (scant) salt
3 lemons, grated (rind and juice)
1 tsp. pepper
1 bowl ground suet
3 bowls ground lean beef
5 bowls chopped apples
1 bowl molasses or 1 bottle of Brer Rabbit molasses (12 oz. size)
1 bowl cider vinegar
1 bowl sweet cider

Preparation

Mix all but meat and spices.
Boil until raisins are tender.