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Elsie was a wonderful woman who went to our church. She made the most delicious mincemeat and would sell it during the Christmas season at a bazaar she held. I always bought most of her supply and still have some in my pantry. In my family it is a Christmas tradition to have a mincemeat pie for dessert.
Learn more about
mincemeat
and check out my
Mincemeat Pie
Recipe.
Elsie's Green Tomato Mincemeat
Recipe Type:
Mincemeat,
Tomatoes,
Wild Game,
Beef,
Apples
Yields: serves many
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 50 min
Ingredients:
3 pounds green tomatoes, chopped and drained
1 cup cider vinegar
3 pounds tart apples, chopped
4 pounds firmly-packed brown
sugar
2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup ground suet, finely chopped or grated*
1 pound ground venison, elk, or beef
2 pounds raisins
2 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine
Rum or brandy to taste
*Suet is firm beef fat. You
need to ask your butcher for this.
Preparation:
In a large pot over medium-high heat, cover tomatoes with cold water; bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Drain.
Reduce heat to low. Add cider vinegar, apples, brown sugar, cloves, nutmeg, suet, meat, raisins, salt, cinnamon, and butter or margarine; simmer 30 to 45 minutes. Remove from heat; add rum or brandy to taste.
Refrigerate or pack in hot sterile jars and seal.
