The Boston cooking-school cook book

and add it to twice the amount of finely chopped apples. The apples should be quartered, cored, and pared, previous to chopping, or skins may be left on, which is not an objection if apples are finely chopped. Add quinces finely chopped, sugar, molasses, cider, raisins, currants, and citron; also suet, and stock in which meat and suet were cooked, reduced to one and one-half cups. Heat gradually, stir occasionally, and cook slowly two hours; then add brandy and spices. Mince Pie Meat II 5 cups chopped cooked beef 2½ cups chopped suet 7½ cups chopped apples 3 cups cider ½ cup vinegar 1 cup molasses 5 cups sugar ¾ lb. citron, finely chopped 2½ cups whole raisins 1½ cups raisins, finely chopped Salt Juice 2 lemons Juice 2 oranges 1 tablespoon mace ────────┬────────────────────────────── Cinnamon│2 tablespoons each Clove │ Allspice│ ────────┴────────────────────────────── 2 nutmegs grated 2 tablespoons lemon extract 1 teaspoon almond extract 1½ cups brandy 3 cups liquor in which beef was cooked Mix ingredients in the order given, except brandy, and let simmer one and one-half hours; then add brandy and shavings from the rind of the lemons and oranges. English Mince Meat 5 lbs. raisins, seeded ────────────────────────┬────────────── 5 lbs. suet │finely chopped 5 lbs. apples │ 4 lbs. citron │ 1½ lbs. blanched almonds│ ────────────────────────┴────────────── 5 lbs. currants 5 lbs. light brown sugar ½ teaspoon mace ½ teaspoon cinnamon 2½ cups brandy Cook raisins, suet, apples, citron, currants, and sugar slowly for one and one-half hours; then add almonds, spices, and brandy. Mince Meat (without Alcoholic Liquor) Mix together one cup chopped apple, one-half cup raisins seeded and chopped, one-half cup currants, one-fourth cup butter, one tablespoon molasses, one tablespoon boiled cider, one cup sugar, one teaspoon cinnamon, one-half teaspoon cloves, one-half nutmeg grated, one salt-spoon of mace, and one teaspoon salt. Add enough stock in which meat was cooked to moisten; heat gradually to boiling-point, and simmer one hour; then add one cup chopped meat and two tablespoons Barberry Jelly. Cook fifteen minutes. Mock Mince Pie 4 common crackers, rolled 1½ cups sugar 1 cup molasses ⅓