Should I ‘fess up? Saga of the sausage pie.

Definitely do not tell them.

If I had made a similar mistake, like you, I would make quite sure I didn't repeat it, but telling them will do no good at all.

It won't ease your conscience and will make tham uneasy.

'Stirring the pot', I didn't notice that. I'm more witty than I thought.

Thanks everyone. I love ‘no point in stirring the pot’, very apt.
I will keep my mistake to myself, it is remorse and I shall live with it.
They can’t have been very nice sausages if no one even noticed they were meat!
I’m going to make the new pie at a leisurely pace this weekend and freeze it in readiness of their visit, which might not even happen the way things are going and put the saga to bed and not think on it any more. Gluten free vegans are a tough crowd.

I'm with all the rest. No point in stirring the pot, nothing to be gained.

Been there, done that, I kept quiet…?

Well they all seem to have enjoyed it so why ruin it for them?
It'll be our little secret!

They sprung it on you, you did the best you could and it was an honest mistake. I think keep quiet about it and keep glasses with you at all times.

Don’t tell them you will be lectured about their choice of diet. It was obviously a genuine mistake on your part. There is a good choice for meat free in the shops now. I quite like meat free sausages for a change Linda McCartney brand are nice.

Bloody autocorrect, that should have read ‘I’m with previous posters’, not pop’s !!

It was a genuine mistake and I’m with pop’s - just use vegan gluten free sausages this time and tell them you couldn’t get the same ones. Like others I’m pretty amazed you weren’t found out at the time !!

It was an accident, which caused no physical or mental harm, so water under the bridge.
You are suffering remorse, which is understandable.

As Whitehall says so often, "Lessons have been learned", so you won't make that mistake again, for any future meal.
IF you are asked about the original food, you'll just have to lie and say that can't get one of the ingredients any more (Shop closed?).
Anyway, you are trying a new recipe!

No, don’t fess up. Why would you?
Tell them you made the recipe up as you went along and can’t remember what you used. Give them something totally different then you don’t have to handle the ‘this tastes different to the last time’ conversation.

I'm with everyone else - it won't achieve anything to confess and will probably make some people unhappy, so pointless. As M0nica says, your penance is to keep the secret for all time.

If in a year's time you decide to relate the story to friends make sure none of the family involved in the 'secret' is present ?

I never understand this need to confess when the event is long past, and nothing can be done to remedy it.

Your 'punishment' for your slip up, is ever remain silent.

Like others, I would say that you can no longer get those sausages, they were a special offer, or the maker has closed down.

Cold

Can you post the recipe?

It wasn’t really a recipe; sautéed onions, garlic and mushrooms, threw in some sage and thyme, browned the sausages, instant gravy on the thick side with a bit of wine , sheet of pastry top and bottom with overhanging edges uncut , glaze with half and half Tamari and water. Bake at 200 for ten mins then maybe another ten to fifteen at 180. Fast dinner for unexpected guests.
More careful about keeping spare specs with me now!

Riverwalk

I'm flabbergasted that a vegan did not detect the meat.

Me too actually.

Don’t tell them, just use meat free sausage this time. If they comment, say you couldn’t get the same brand of meat free sausages this time.

Thanks for all the input, will defo look for the Richmond brand.
The consensus seems to be that nothing will be gained by letting them know, so will keep my guilty secret to myself.

choughdancer

Richmond's meat-free are suitable for vegans and are absolutely delicious! They make meat ones too, so look out for meat-free on the packet.

I second this. They're not healthy (Quorn is healthy) BUT they do taste really good.

I agree with choughdancer, the Richmond's meat free sausages are delicious and would be enjoyed by all.

I'm flabbergasted that a vegan did not detect the meat.

I wouldn't crack on. Do, or say what the poster said about not being able to get the same item as last time.

Richmond's meat-free are suitable for vegans and are absolutely delicious! They make meat ones too, so look out for meat-free on the packet.

I'm a vegan, and my basic formula for my behaviour is whether it harms animals. So I think it is fine for you not to fess up; it won't harm animals not to, and could cause upset if you do. Please don't feel guilty! I think most committed vegans will probably have slipped up at some point (certainly I have), and so you, as a non-vegan, trying her best to cater for a vegan for the first time, were genuinely being considerate, so absolutely no criticism. I know next time you will know what to check for.

I'm vegetarian, and would prefer not to be told at this late stage. Ignorance is bliss. But yes use veggie sausages this time. Richmond are realistic, but not sure if they're vegan. There are some good onion gravy recipes, with wine, that can really make the difference.