Combine all ingredients in a large, heavy pot. Simmer until thick. Makes about 3 quarts. Freeze mincemeat in one-cup portions.

1/3 cup serving = 44 calories, 1 Fruit & Vegetable choice .6 grams protein, .2 grams fat, 11.3 grams carbohydrate, 1 gram fiber Cookies Naturally by Shirley Hartung, Kitchener, Ontario 1989