Alfonso's Mincemeat Recipe

• 1 lb very lean beef or possibly venison cooked, and grnd or possibly minced
• 3/4 lb suet finely minced, or possibly grnd
• 1 lb black currants
• 1 lb golden brown raisins
• 1 lb dark raisins
• 1 c. minced glazed pineapple
• 1 c. minced glazed cherries
• 1 c. minced glazed mixed fruits
• 2 c. brown sugar
• 2 c. finely-minced peeled cored apple
• 1/4 c. fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 c. dry sherry
• 2 c. cognac
• 1/2 tsp grnd nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tsp grnd cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp grnd allspice
• 1/2 tsp grnd cloves Grated peel of 1 orange Grated peel of 1 lemon
• 1/2 tsp salt

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