Mincemeat (Another) (Mrs. Andrews' Recipe.)
Origin: Cape Town, South Africa
Source: Hildagonda J. Duckitt, 1891
Ingredients
- Large lemons
- 1 lb. Chopped suet
- 3 Large apples
- 3 lb. Moist sugar
- 1 lb. Stoned raisins
- 1 oz. Sliced candied orange-peel
- 1/2 lb. Currants
- 1 teacupful Brandy
- 3 tablespoonfuls Orange marmalade
Instructions
- Grate the rind of the lemons, squeeze out the juice and strain it.
- Boil the remainder of the lemons until tender enough to pulp, and boil the apples too, which are to be mashed.
- Add the other ingredients one by one and mix all well together.
- Put into jars with a closely covered lid.