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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT
Photo: Markus Spiske

GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT

9 ingredients 7 steps historical_ia
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Ingredients

  • 1 peck green tomatoes
  • 5 lbs sugar
  • 2 lbs homemade citron
  • 2 lbs raisins
  • 1 cup grape juice
  • juice of 2 lemons
  • cloves to taste
  • spices to taste
  • nutmeg to taste

Directions

1

Cut up or grind the green tomatoes.

2

Scald the tomatoes and let them stand until cold.

3

Gently press out the water and scald again.

4

Drain off the water without squeezing the tomatoes.

5

Add sugar, citron, and raisins, and boil until tender.

6

Stir in grape juice, lemon juice, cloves, spices, and nutmeg.

7

Put the mixture in jars and seal.

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