Lemon Mincemeat

Ingredients

• 2 large lemons
• 6 large apples
• 1/2 lb suet
• 1 lb currants
• 1/2 lb sugar
• 2 oz candied lemon-peel
• 1 oz citron, mixed spice to taste

Instructions

1. Pare the lemons, squeeze them, and boil the peel until tender enough to mash.
2. Add to the mashed lemon-peel the apples, which should be pared, cored, and minced; the chopped suet, currants, sugar, sliced peel, and spice.
3. Strain the lemon-juice to these ingredients, stir the mixture well, and put it in a jar with a closely-fitting lid.
4. Stir occasionally, and in a week or 10 days the mincemeat will be ready for use.