peggi's homemade mincemeat for pies

Ingredients For peggi's homemade mincemeat for pies

• 3 lb

  lean beef, shredded or ground, precooked & cooled, unseasoned
• 4 lb

  apples
• 3 lb

  raisins
• 6 c

  brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp

  cinnamon
• 1 tsp

  ground ginger
• 1 tsp

  ground cloves
• 1 Tbsp

  salt
• 2

  oranges, peeled, then ground
• 4 Tbsp

  lemon juice
• 4 c

  apple cider or grape juice or orange juice