Foodie Friday - Mince Meat

From a Tyrconnell Heritage Society book called 
12 Days of Christmas

MINCE MEAT

Recipe recorded by Miss Myrtle Perrin (Mrs. James Allan Carmichael) in a small book given to her by Donalda (McRae) Cook in 1919.  Myrtle (Perrin) Carmichael is the grandmother of Janice (Hathaway) Ellis, great grandmother of Angela (Foreman) Bobier.

3 lbs chopped beef

6 lbs apples

1 lbs suet

3 lbs currants

2 lbs raisins

1 lbs citron

¼ lbs lemon peel

2 lbs brown sugar

2 oranges grated

1 tbsp salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves

3 pints boiled cider or vinegar

Please note: No instructions came with this written recipe.

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