Make Your Own Mincemeat (From an 18th Century Recipe) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef (top round or chuck)
• water
• 5 cups firmly packed shredded peeled apples
• diced candied lemon peel
• diced candied orange peel
• citron
• 1 lb raisins (seeded or seedless) or 1 lb dried currant
• 1 large orange, juice and rind of, grated
• 1 lemon, juice and rind of, grated
• 1/2 lb finely ground beef suet, all skin removed
• 3 3/8 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• ground allspice
• cinnamon, cloves
• coriander
• mace
• nutmeg
• 1 cup Bourbon or 1 cup brandy
• 1 cup rum or 1 cup sherry wine