Michelle Darmody: How to make Christmas mincemeat — and the mistakes to avoid

Mincemeat - raisins, cranberries, lemon, orange peel with whiskey and suet

It is that time of year again, Christmas is fast approaching and it is time to get the mince, cakes and puddings made. 

In fact, there are some who would say the Christmas mince should be made well before now.