Mincemeat Pie - Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb suet or lard
- 1 lb diced raisins
- 1 lb diced sultanas or white raisins as they are sometimes called
- 1 lb currants
- 1 lb light brown sugar
- 1/2 lb combination of lemon, lime and orange peel
- 4 ounce chopped almonds
- 1 lb grated apple
- 3 tbsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 pint rum
Instructions
- Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl.
- You can now place the mincemeat into sterilized jars and save them until you are ready to use it.
- To bake your mincemeat pie, you can purchase already prepared pie crusts, or small individual pastry shells.
- Pour enough into the shells to fill them, but do not overfill. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until the shell is golden brown.