Susanina's Vegetarian Kitchen | Mince-without-meat

Ingredients

• 4 Apple(s)
• Good sized, a type you would use for pies, such as Cortland, peeled, pared, and cut into approximately one-half inch cubes
• 1 Pear(s)
• Peeled or not, pared, and cut into approximately one-half inch cubes
• 1 Orange(s)
• Grate its zest and then squeeze its juice, and save both
• 3 cups Apple Cider
• Fresh and full-bodied, if possible
• ¼ cup White Sugar
• ½ cup Dark Brown Sugar
• Well packed
• 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter
• 1 cup Cranberries
• Washed and drained
• 1 cup Raisins, Black
• 14 fluid oz. Cherries, Tart
• Found in the canned fruit section of some supermarkets; substitute as needed, but these should be the tart variety; may be omitted
• ½ cup Orange, Candied Peel
• 1 tbsp Cinnamon, Ground
• ¾ tsp Clove, Ground
• ½ tsp Allspice
• ½ tsp Nutmeg, Grated
• From the fresh nut is preferred
• ¾ tsp Salt
• 1 pinch Black Pepper
• ¾ cup Raisins, Golden