Wild Game Mincemeat

Preparation info
  • Approximately

    4 cups

    of mincemeat depending on how long it is cooked
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Home Canning and Preserving

By Janet Cooper

Published 2014

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked and chopped lean meat (such as moose, deer, or elk)
  • 1 cup chopped beef suet

Method

  1. Peel and core the apples. Wash and squeeze dry the raisins and currants. Mix and grind these together with the meat, suet, and candied fruit peel. Transfer to a heavy-bottomed pan.
  2. Add the apple juice, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, spices, and salt. Mix well and simmer until thickened, adding juice a little at a time, if needed. At the end, you may wish to add brand