All-Fruit Mincemeat - Dinner With Julie

Ingredients

• 3 apples and/or pears, half coarsely grated and half chopped (I don’t bother peeling them)
• grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
• grated zest and juice of 1 orange
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup golden raisins (optional)
• 1 cup currants
• 1 cup packed brown sugar (dark or golden)
• 1/2-1 cup orange juice, brandy, rum or water
• 1-2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (or some cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg)
• pinch salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted (optional)
• 1/4 cup butter