Mock Mincemeat Green Tomato Recipes

Steps:

• This is the mincemeat I use all the time now.
• Don't peel tomatoes or apples.
• Core and chop in processor.
• Cook everything together slowly for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Bottle in sterilized jars and hot water process for 25 minutes.

Steps:

• In a very large stock pot, combine green tomatoes, apples, suet (or oil), brown sugar, vinegar, chopped oranges, chopped lemons, raisins, and candied peel. Season with salt, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Cover, and cook over low heat for 3 hours.
• Sterilize 30 (1 pint) canning jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Ladle filling into the sterilized jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Wipe the jar with a clean, damp cloth. Cover with jars with lids, and screw on jar rings.
• Heat water in a hot water canner. Place jars in rack, and slowly lower jars into canner. The water should cover the jars completely, and should be hot but not boiling. Bring water to a boil, and process for 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Force tomatoes and cored apples through a food chopper or chop in food processor.
• Place into dutch oven. Add remaining ingredients, bring to boil. Reduce heat and cook until thickened. .
• If you are not using right away, you can can it: Fill sterilized jars with 1/2" headspace and process in hot water bath 20 minutes.
• PS The original recipe calls for candied citron, but the ingredient list did not recognize the ingredient "citron" so I wrote orange peel. Your choice!