Western Mince Meat

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds round of beef
• 1/2 pint beef suet
• 1/4 pound citron
• 2 quarts chopped apples
• 2 pounds sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 teaspoon mace
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1 1/2 cups lemon juice
• 2 packages raisins (seeded)
• 1 package raisins (seedless)
• 3 quarts canned red English currants
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg

Instructions

1. Cook the beef slowly three hours. Let it cool in the water in which it was cooked. Put meat through food chopper, also the suet and citron. Chop the apples rather coarsely. Mix all ingredients thoroughly, let stand overnight. Bake in the oven for 1 hour at 375 degrees. Put into sterile jars and seal.