Old Fashioned Mincemeat Recipe

Ingredients

• Day One:
• Cook beef with 2 1/2 cups water; cover, simmer 2 1/2 hours or until done. Cool well or overnight. 1/8 – 1/4? fat on broth is all right.
• Day Two:
• Grind beef using plate with holes about size of very small peas. Refrigerate until needed.
• Add ground beef and broth to roaster.
• Add the following to roaster:
• 1 1/2 lbs. or 3 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 lbs. or 3 cups raisins
• 1 cup vinegar
• Mix in small bowl and add:
• 5 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon salt