Mince Pie Meat II

A dish that gets its character from chopped cooked beef and chopped suet.

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 5 cups chopped cooked beef
  • 2½ cups chopped suet
  • 7½ cups chopped apples
  • 3 cups cider
  • ½ cup vinegar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 5 cups sugar
  • ¾ lb. citron, finely chopped
  • 2½ cups whole raisins
  • 1½ cups raisins, finely chopped
  • Salt
  • Juice 2 lemons
  • Juice 2 oranges
  • 1 tablespoon mace
  • Cinnamon, Clove, Allspice — 2 tablespoons each
  • 2 nutmegs grated
  • 2 tablespoons lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1½ cups brandy
  • 3 cups liquor in which beef was cooked

Steps

  1. Mix ingredients in the order given, except brandy, and let simmer one and one-half hours; then add brandy and shavings from the rind of the lemons and oranges.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories451
Protein1.8 g
Fat0.8 g
Carbs112.1 g
Fiber3.7 g
Sodium19 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States