Fruit Mince

Ingredients

450 g fresh ripe pears, peeled and chopped

grated rind of 1 lemon

grated rind of 1 orange

450 g mixed dried fruit

100 g whole candied peel, chopped

100 g glacé cherries, halved

100 g dates, chopped

50 g flaked almonds

1 tsp mixed spice

1 tsp grated nutmeg

1 tsp ground ginger

4 tbls whisky

Copha

Directions

Mix all ingredients together in a jar in the fridge and store for at least a month beforehand but up to 12 months.

Notes

You can vary the ingredients in this deliciously moist and spicy mincemeat to suit your taste. If you don't like cherries, for instance, increase the amount of miXed dried fruit or use 100 g deliicious Lexia raisins instead.