Suet & Alcohol-free Mincemeat

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This is a big long shot, but years ago (talking 10) in the Sainsbury's Magazine there was a recipe for suet-free mincemeat - it was something along the lines of letting all the dried fruit and sugar marinate in a bowl overnight and then mixing in a small amount of melted butter. It made amazing mincemeat, but I can't remember the recipe, nor can I find it anywhere! So I'm relying on the power of Mumsnet here - can anyone help???!!

Please!!

I have a lovely recipe for suet free mincemeat - but it does have alcolhol in it. But, I reckon you could swap the alcohol for fruit juice. It's not Sainsburys but an old Constance Spry one. If you want it I'll copy it out here - can't find it on line & do a link, sadly.

It is delicious - only keeps for about 10 weeks & needs keeping in the fridge. OH has been known to eat it on toast!

I have had a better search & have found the recipe on line!!

Here it is:

Mincemeat

1 kilo each of raisins, currants and apples
500g sultanas
700g grapes (seeded)
200g blanched almonds (chopped)
zest and juice 3-4 lemons
1 kilo sugar
(100g candied peel)
1 gill (quarter of a pint) brandy or rum

Peel, core and chop apples. Mix all ingredients together and put through food processor.

I make half the quantity - the full recipe makes a vast amount. I use seedles green grapes & quarter them rather than putting them through the magi mix. And I don't add the nuts to the magimix either but pop them in at the end. And I don't bother with the candied peel.

My lovely neighbour, who was a professional cook told me it was the best mincemeat she'd ever had when I gave her a jar last year.

I always do Delia mincemeat which has butter rather than suet, and would sub orange juice for the brandy - she doesn't put much in anyway so I don't think it adds much to the flavour

Thanks both for the suggestions and recipe! That recipe certainly looks intriguing. 1 kilo each of dried fruit! I can see why you made a reduced amount!