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Green Tomato Mincemeat

By: April  
"This makes about 30 pints of mincemeat. Have on hand 30 pint canning jars with brand new rings and lids. Reusing old lids is not recommended. A delicious way to use green tomatoes. The recipe came from my Grandfather, and our family has been making it forever! Use straight from the jar for pies, cookies, muffins etc. You can also use 1 cup of oil instead of the beef suet."

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Prep Time:
45 Min
Cook Time:
3 Hrs
Ready In:
4 Hrs 45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 30 pints
 

Ingredients

  • 8 quarts green tomatoes, minced
  • 8 quarts minced, cored apples
  • 1/2 pound beef suet
  • 6 pounds brown sugar
  • 1 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons ground cloves
  • 2 tablespoons ground allspice
  • 2 pounds raisins
  • 32 ounces candied mixed citrus peel (optional)
  • 7 large orange, peeled, sectioned, and cut into bite-size
  • 2 lemons, finely chopped

Directions

  1. In a very large stock pot, combine green tomatoes, apples, suet (or oil), brown sugar, vinegar, chopped oranges, chopped lemons, raisins, and candied peel. Season with salt, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Cover, and cook over low heat for 3 hours.
  2. Sterilize 30 (1 pint) canning jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions.
  3. Ladle filling into the sterilized jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Wipe the jar with a clean, damp cloth. Cover with jars with lids, and screw on jar rings.
  4. Heat water in a hot water canner. Place jars in rack, and slowly lower jars into canner. The water should cover the jars completely, and should be hot but not boiling. Bring water to a boil, and process for 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 179 | Total Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2005 by LIZ1888 
This is really great! I scaled the recipe back to 4 servings to make and see if we liked. I... MORE
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Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2006 by Jennifer 
What a great recipe! I had an abundance of green tomatoes and didn't want to fry all of them... MORE
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Reviewed on May 19, 2008 by the4taals 
This is just like my mother's recipe which I lost! Thank you for posting so I can make mince... MORE
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Reviewed on May 14, 2009 by Can_It_Rachael Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
This is a great recipe for using up the last of your tomatoes that won't ripen by the end of... MORE
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Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2007 by Nancy Jacobson 
My original recipe called for the tomatoes to be drained, covered with boiling water and 2-3... MORE
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Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2007 by Betta 
Great recipe!!! Will use it again as well as pass it on to others. Thanks, April!!! MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2009 by LORNATHOMAS 
My tomato plants got caught by the frost, and I was left with "tons". I used the calculator to... MORE

 
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