Mincemeat.

½ lb. each of raisins, sultanas, currants, 1/4 lb. mixed peel, 1 lb. brown sugar, 1/4 lb. chopped almonds, 1 lb. apples, ½ lb. suet, 1 dessertspoon mixed spice, ½ teaspoon salt, grated rind and juice of 1 orange, and 1 lemon, 2 glasses of rum or brandy, 1 glass sherry.

Clean the fruit and chop the raisins. Peel and chop the apples. Have the chopped peel ready, also the suet shredded and chopped up. Mix all ingredients very well. Cover and stand until next day; add wine and spirits, pack closely into jars, cover in same way as jam. Make two or three weeks before using.