Pear Mincemeat - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon table salt
8 lbs pears, peeled and cored
1 orange, with peel quartered and seeded
1 lemon, with peel quartered and seeded
1 tart apple, peeled and cored
1 cup grape juice (purple)
1 cup cider vinegar
3 cups raisins
3 1/2 cups currants

Preparation

Measure first 5 ingredients into large pot. Stir.
Grind next 4 ingredients into same pot. Stir well.
Add remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often. Simmer; uncovered, until thick.
Spoon into hot sterilized pint jars to within 1/2 inch of top. Place sterilized metal lids on jars and screw metal bands on securely. For added assurance against spoilage, you may choose to process in a boilnig water bath for 20 minutes.
This also freezes well. If stored in containers in refrigerator, it keeps at least 1 year.
Pear Mincemeat Pie:.
To make a 9 inch pie from recipe, use 2 cups mincemeat, 3/4 cups apple sauce and 1 1/2 tsbp minute tapioca. Bake on bottom shelf of 400 degree oven for about 30-35 minutes, until browned.