Green Tomato Mincemeat Fried Pies

Ingredients

• 3.8 cups brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup butter shortening flavored
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 pounds tomatoes green
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 3 tablespoons ice water 
• 0.3 cup juice of lemon 
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest 
• 1.5 pounds raisins 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 3 cups shortening for frying
• 3 pounds tart apples cored peeled chopped
• 3 cups water 
• 0.8 cup distilled vinegar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels
• sauce pan
• colander

Directions

1. Chop the tomatoes very coarsely.
2. Place tomatoes in a colander and drain, by pressing with your hand, all the tomato juice possible.
3. Put the tomatoes in a large sauce pan with 1 cup of water, heat to boil, drain well.
4. Put the tomatoes back in the sauce pan with 1 cup of water, heat to boil, drain again.
5. Now, put the tomatoes back in the sauce pan with one cup of water, apples, raisins, brown sugar, 3 1/2 teaspoons salt, vinegar and 1/2 cup shortening. cook slowly until transparent.(30 min.)Stir often.
6. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, lemon rind and juice.
7. For the Pastry: In a large bowl, combine flour, 1 teaspoon salt and shortening.
8. Add ice water,1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough barely holds together.
9. Roll dough out to 1/8 inch thick on floured surface.
10. Cut a 5 inch circle, place a large spoonful of filling on one half of the circle. Fold over and seal the edges by pressing them with a fork. Continue until all dough is used.
11. In a large skillet,
12. Heat shortening to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C). place 4 pies in the hot shortening at a time. Fry until golden-brown on both sides.
13. Drain on paper towels.