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Barnes Family Mincemeat Recipe
Serves: 1
Keywords: Fruits, Midwestern, Beef, recipe, recipes, Barnes Family Mincemeat Recipe
Ingredients
1
Large beef tongue
2
Oranges
2
Lemons
1
c
Sugar
2
c
Water
½
lb.
Ground beef suet (optional)
5
lb.
Tart apples, chopped
2
lb.
Stewed raisins
1
lb.
Currants
½
lb.
Ground citron
2
oz.
Lemon peel
2
oz.
Orange peel
½
lb.
Blanched almonds
Red and green candied cherries
Juice from oranges and lemons
3
lb.
Brown sugar
1
T
Salt
½
ts
Mace
½
ts
Allspice
½
ts
Nutmeg
1
ts
Cinnamon
Directions
- Simmer beef tongue slowly until tender.
- Skin and trim.
- Grind; return to liquid when cool.
- Thinly peel the 2 oranges and two lemons.
- Parboil 3 times, changing water after each boil.
- Prepare simple syrup by combining 1 cup sugar with 2 cups water; add peelings and cook to a medium syrup.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Let stand a week before using.
- When baking pies, dilute with spiced sweetened vinegar or apple cider.
- Mincemeat and Memories MM Format by John Hartman Indianapolis, IN