Think I should throw them away?

Eat them sunseeker or invite me for tea and I will. I love mince pies.
Christmas puddings keep for years nanasam we ate one earlier this year which was three years old.

I agree if stuff is frozen for too long it may affect the taste quality but is perfectly safe to eat.

Just have one sunseeker, and see how you go. Just remember to post in the next few days so we don't fear the worst. ?

Only a year old? Not matured yet . Eat away, they and you will be fine.

I never take risks. Don't see the point. I would if I was counting every penny and didn't have a choice. Food poisoning is not nice.

The OP is asking about mince pies annepl, not prawns or oysters. It’s just a bit of pastry and a spoonful of mincemeat. If the mincemeat tastes off, fermented, then you wouldn’t eat it, but I don’t think it would result in food poisoning.

I cook and test them on Mr R first - he'd eat anything!!

I’m with Calendargirl!

Give one to the dog. If he eats it and survives for 6 hours; they're fine for you to eat. Fail proof!

Dogs aren't allowed any dried fruit - give one to the husband instead!

Calendargirl you don't think it would result in food poisoning but you don't know. I prefer to stick to guidance on food packaging.

'Best before' can be ignored really, whereas 'Use by' should be considered carefully. Common sense, taste and smell are the most reliable methods, though. I think food retailers deliberately put short dates on - to encourage more buying.

I often cook chilled or frozen food that's nearing it's 'use' date, then cool and freeze it!

Don't throw them away! I always make lots of mince pies every year and freeze them. Had the last batch last month from last Christmas and they were delicious!! Just make sure you defrost them thoroughly as you don't want them to be 'cold' on the tongue.

If you aren't happy to eat the mince pies, then you could crumble them up and put them out for the birds. Mince pies contain high calorie ingredients, which birds will benefit from - especially at this time of year.

I've still got a Christmas pudding I bought in 1970. It was 1/3d. I have no intention of eating it though.... I just can't bring myself to throw it away.

The mince part will be fine, the pastry texture may have altered though, especially if it was puff pastry.

Eat!

Oh my!
Throw away mince pies! Noooooooooooo. Never. I love mince pies and Christmas pudding. Personally I just couldn't throw them unless they tasted odd. Xxx

Thanks Lemongrove. Hadn't realised that fact about bread in a freezer. Any idea how long it lasts? It's fine, I'll look it up.

I found 2 Christmas puddings at the back of a cupboard with BB date April 2019!
I found three Christmas puddings in the cupboard, no idea of the BB date as they were home made, probably three years ago now!!

ps and we will probably eat them if they look and smell OK.

The only risk I see is that you might throw away perfectly good mince pies for not tasting them. Try one and then decide. You aren't going to get food poisoning.

Throw! The birds will eat them.

Of course eat them.

Didn’t they unearth some food in the Antarctic that was left over from Scott’s polar expedition.many many years after that happened?
It was still edible I believe.