old fashioned mince meat

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Recipe by
Bonnie Lockhart
Kodak, TN

My husband's Grandma Skinner used to help make this with the ladies at the Methodist church, and they would sell it every fall. I don't know how old this recipe is, but we used to buy it in the 1960's, and they had been making it a lot of years before that. Makes a lot, so you may need to can the rest. Don't know how it would freeze. I vacuum seal things, and to make a pie and freeze it would probably be fine.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For old fashioned mince meat

  • 1 gal
    chopped raw apples, do not peel
  • 1/2 gal
    boiled beef roast, pulled or cut up
  • 2 lb
    seedless raisins
  • 2 c
    dark brown sugar
  • 3 c
    white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    ground cloves
  • 2 tsp
    allspice, ground
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 c
    citron (if you like the taste)
  • 1 lb
    currants

How To Make old fashioned mince meat

  • 1
    Mix together the apples, beef, currants, raisins, brown sugar and vinegar. Add the spices and mix. Ready for pie after it has seasoned overnight in a covered crock, or large covered bowl, in a cool place (I suggest the frig) and use or immediately can.
  • 2
    One quart jar makes a very generous pie. Needs top and bottom crusts.

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