GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT

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This recipe was posted several years ago by a lady who blogged on another website I belonged to called Mixing Bowl. The lady's name is Jeannie and her signon name was Jeannieskitchen. The website kind of went belly-up, but I'm so glad I followed Jeannie and printed out her recipes, as she never posted them except in a blog. I...

Provided by Julia Ferguson

Categories     Other Sauces

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 lb green tomatoes
2 lb tart apples
2 c raisins
4 c brown sugar, firmly packed
2 c strong coffee
1 lemon (zested and juiced)
2 tsp fresh orange zest
1/2 c apple cider vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp allspice

Steps:

  • 1. Core and quarter the green tomatoes and apples. Put them into a food processor along with the raisins and pulse, just until chopped.
  • 2. Combine all the ingredients in a large saucepot. Can also use an electirc roaster, it does not need to be watched as much). Simmer for at least 2 hours or ntil it has reduced about half. Stir frequently.
  • 3. Pack at once in hot pint or quart jars. Adjust lids.
  • 4. Process in a hot boiling (212 F)water bath canner for 25 to 30 minutes for pint jars or 45-50 minutes for quart jars.
  • 5. Remove the jars from canner. Allow to cool completely and store.
  • 6. Depending on how many tomatoes or apples you are using, this recipe has made up to 5 quarts per batch. It really varies. To make a mincmet pie you will need about 4 cups of homemade mincemeat to an 8 inch or a small 9 inch pie.

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