Basic Mincemeat

750 g Raisins
500 g Candied peel
500 g Sultanas
500 g Currants
1 kg Apples, chopped
500 Suet (shredded)
750 g Brown sugar
1 Rind & Juice of a lemon
1 Rind & Juice of an orange
30 g Mixed spice
1/2 Grated nutmeg
500 ml Brandy or Rum

Pass the raisins, peel and half the sultanas and currents and the apples through a mincing machine. Then add the remainder of the fruit, suet, sugar, rind and juice of the orange and lemon, spice, nutmeg and Brandy (or Rum). Mix well and leave covered in a jar. Stiring every day for one week. Turn into jars, leave 1" space from the top & Cover. Mincemeat should be kept a few weeks before using.

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