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Mincemeat

Makes around 750g of mincemeat

Ingredients

300g of mixed dried fruit such as Sultanas, Raisins or Currants

150g light brown sugar

150g suet

100g slivered or flaked almonds

30g mixed peel (Optional. Not everyone likes it!)

50 ml of your favourite Scottish whisky

100 ml of orange juice

Zest and juice of a lemon

A teaspoon of mixed spice

A good grate of nutmeg

Method

Sterilise enough jars to hold all of your mincemeat. You can do this by thoroughly cleaning them in hot soapy water and then placing in a pre-heated oven at 100 degrees for 20 minutes.

Combine all of the ingredients except the whisky in a saucepan large enough.

Bring up to a very gentle simmer stirring regularly so it doesn’t stick. Cook on until you have a lovely smooth sticky mixture. Take off the heat and stir in the whisky.

Transfer to your sterilised jars. Best to leave it to mature for a few days if you can. It gets better and better with age.

Will keep for months in a cool environment.