Plain Mince Pie

Ingredients

• 1 pound meat (boiled and chopped fine)
• 2 cups apples (chopped)
• ½ cup raisins (chopped)
• ½ cup currants (optional)
• ½ cup citron (optional)
• ¼ cup molasses
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Vinegar (if needed for moisture)
• Meat broth or water (as needed for moisture)

Directions

1. Boil the meat with little fat until thoroughly cooked.

2. Chop the meat finely and mix with chopped apples in a bowl.

3. Add the meat broth used for boiling to moisten the mixture.

4. Stir in chopped raisins, currants, and citron if desired.

5. Mix in molasses, sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and lemon juice.

6. If the mixture is not moist enough, add more meat broth or water.

7. Stew the mixture before filling the pie crust.