Green Tomato Mince meat.

Ingredients

• 1 peck green tomatoes
• 3 qts apples (after their ground)
• 3 1/2 lb brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoon clove
• 2 lbs raisins
• 1 lb currant or cherry currant jelly
• 1 cup vinegar
• 2 cups Suet

Directions

1. Grind tomatoes, cover with clear hot water, about 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Drain but not dry.
3. Put apples and all spices, sugar and rest of ingredients together and boil.
4. Put in tomatoes boil stirring so as not to burn. Boil about 15 min.
5. Put into jars and cold pack about 10 minutes.

Timing

• about 5 to 10 minutes
• about 15 min.
• about 10 minutes

Temperature

• clear hot water; boil; cold pack

Equipment

• food grinder; large heat-safe vessel; measuring vessels and scale; stirring utensil; strainer; cooking pot; canning jars and closures; cold-pack canner

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