Pear Mincemeat - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. pears or 1 gal. pears (measured after grinding)
1 lemon, ground
2 pkg. (1 lb. each) raisins
6 3/4 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. cloves
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. nutmeg
1 Tbsp. allspice
1 Tbsp. ginger
1 c. vinegar

Preparation

Wash, cut, press through sieve.
Measure pulp.
For each cup of pulp, use 1 cup sugar.
Heat, stirring constantly 20 minutes. Cook slow, do not boil.
Pour into sterile jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
Adjust scalded lids and place in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
One cup pulp equals 1/2 pint jam.