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Pear Mincemeat Recipe


PEAR MINCEMEAT Recipe Hungrybear / All my dishes
1 month, 1 week ago
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Prep:35m Cook:20m Servings:2

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Ingredients
  • 1 c Currants
  • 1 c Sultana raisins
  • 1/2 c Dried apricots, chopped
  • 1 Lemon, juice & grated rind
  • 1 Orange, juice & grated rind
  • 1/2 c Brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 2 ts Ground cinnamon
  • 2 ts Ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 ts Ground ginger
  • 1 pn Pickling salt
  • 4 1/2 lb Pears (10 large)
  • 1 c Slivered blanched almonds
  • 1/4 c Rum

Directions
  1. In a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan, combine currants, raisins,
  2. apricots, lemon and orange rind and juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg,
  3. ginger and salt.
  4. Peel, core and chop pears to yield 10 cups. Stir into fruit mixture. Bring
  5. to a boil; reduce heat. COVER and simmer 30 minutes, stirring
  6. occasionally.
  7. Fill boiling water canner with water. Place 5 clean pint mason jars in
  8. canner over high heat.
  9. Place snap lids in boiling water; boil 5 min to soften sealing compound.
  10. UNCOVER fruit mixture and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, about 15
  11. minutes until very thick. Stir in almonds and rum; simmer 5 minutes
  12. longer.
  13. Ladle mincemeat into hot jars to within 1/2 inch of top rim (head space).
  14. Remove air bubbles by sliding rubber spatula between glass and food;
  15. readjust head space to 1/2 inch. Wipe jar rim removing any stickiness.
  16. Center snap lid on jar; apply screw band just until fingertip tight. Place
  17. jar in canner. Repeat for remaining mincemeat.
  18. Cover canner; return water to a boil. Process 20 minutes at altitudes up
  19. to 1000 ft. Remove jars. Cool 24 hours. Check jar seals. (Sealed lids
  20. curve downward.) Remove screw bands (if desired). Wipe jars.
  21. Label and store in a cool, dark place.

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Comments

jolielives 1 month, 1 week ago said:
This sounds too good. Thank you for bringing it here.
Jo & Lee
High Forks

spinach1948 1 month, 1 week ago said:
I love mincemint and I know I'll love Your's.
Great post.
5 forks.
ED

cuzpat 1 month, 1 week ago said:
Good recipe Eric!! high 5!

midgelet 1 month, 1 week ago said:
Good post, 5 !

peetabear 1 month, 1 week ago said:
My Great Aunt use to make pear mincemeat... it was a favorite..five forks

goodeat 1 month, 1 week ago said:
Ohhh so good!!! yum!!! lip smackin delight! five forks


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