Large Quantity Homemade Mincemeat

Description
From my Aunt Lois' collection. The card was very ragged so I'm assuming it was well used. Date unknown.

Ingredients

 * 4 pounds lean beef - boil and grind
 * 8 pounds peeled, chopped apples
 * 1 pound suet - grind
 * 4 pounds raisins
 * 1 pound brown sugar
 * 1 quart cooking molasses
 * 2 quarts sweet cider
 * 1 tablespoon each - salt, pepper, allspice, cloves, nutmeg
 * 4 tablespoons cinnamon
 * 1 quart sweet wine - or Concord grape juice

Directions

 * 1) Cook all together in large kettle until apples and raisins are cooked medium temperature, careful of sticking.
 * 2) Put into quart jars and seal.
 * 3) If any jars don't seal make a pie!

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