Mincemeat

Ingredients

• 2 lb raisins
• 3 lb currants
• 1-1/2 lb lean beef
• 3 lb beef suet
• 2 lb moist sugar
• 2 oz citron
• 2 oz candied lemon-peel
• 2 oz candied orange-peel
• 1 small nutmeg
• 1 pottle of apples
• the rind of 2 lemons
• the juice of 1
• 1/2 pint brandy

Instructions

1. Stone and _cut_ the raisins once or twice across, but do not chop them;
2. wash, dry, and pick the currants free from stalks and grit, and mince the beef and suet, taking care that the latter is chopped very fine;
3. slice the citron and candied peel, grate the nutmeg, and pare, core, and mince the apples; mince the lemon-peel, strain the juice, and when all the ingredients are thus prepared, mix them well together, adding the brandy when the other things are well blended;
4. press the whole into a jar, carefully exclude the air, and the mincemeat will be ready for use in a fortnight.