Blue-Ribbon Mincemeat Pie Filling

Directions

1. 1

   6 cups lean ground beef 12 cups chopped apples -- peeled and cored 6 cups raisins 1 cup apple cider or brandy 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1

2. 2

   Being sure not to overbrown it

3. 3

   2 Place chopped apples and the cooked ground beef in a food processor and pulse until the mixture is made up of pea sized chunks

4. 4

   3 In a non-reactive skillet combine the apple and ground beef mixture with the raisins, apple cider or brandy, ground cinnamon, ground allsp

5. 5

   Simmer for 30 minutes

6. 6

   4 Cool filling to lukewarm and pour into freezer bags (2 cups per bag)

7. 7

   Freeze filling until needed

8. 8

   One baggie will fill one 8 inch double crust pie