Wick House Mincemeat
- 3 lemons
- 8 medium apples
- 2 c. brown sugar
- 2 ½ c. currants
- 2 ½ c. raisins
- 2 c. suet (beef fat – buy in store)
- ½ c. candied peel
- 1 tsp. nutmeg
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. powdered cloves
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. brandy
Grate lemon rind, squeeze juice, grate apples. Mix all ingredients together. Store, refrigerated, for 2 weeks. Now, you have to make pie tarts. First, make a basic pie crust. Cut out circles (smaller circles for the tops.) Put mincemeat into pie tarts and bake for 10 mins at 425° and then for 20 mins at 350°.