Homemade Mincemeat - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. chopped cooked beef
1 c. chopped suet
2 c. seedless raisins
2 c. currants
2 c. candied citron
2 qt. chopped, peeled apples
1 qt. cider or apple juice
4 lemons (juice and rind)
4 c. brown sugar
4 tsp. salt
4 tsp. cinnamon
4 tsp. allspice, ground
4 Tbsp. brandy

Preparation

Put all ingredients except brandy in a large saucepan.
Cook slowly 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently.
Stir in brandy and pack into 4 hot, sterile quart jars.
Seal.
A quart makes 1 1/2 nine-inch pies.