Apple-Ground Cherry Mincemeat Recipe

• 6 cups of peeled, cored and coarsely chopped fresh fall apples (I used Spartan)
• 2 cups of husk removed Ground Cherries
• 2 cups of golden raisins
• 1/8 of a cup of finely diced dried ginger
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1 tbsp. of Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp of nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp of all spice
• 2 Tbsp of water (just to start it off so it will not burn)

In a heavy bottomed steel pot, add everything together and on med heat (4) bring to boil, Cook till the apples are soft, give it a mash with your potato masher, you want bits left.. not smooth, so don’t mash too much but enough that it breaks the apples down some. At this point.. lower that heat to a barely there simmer.. Stir often..

Slow and steady will win the race.. cook it down till its thick, o the…