Mince pies and when to eat them…

The power of advertising, I really want a warm mince pie and shall now look for them when shopping at M&S.

Bellanonna

*Namsnanny*, well it’s the proof of the pudding, isn’t it……?
Well done Mr N!

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My cousin always said about my grans cooking,
It always looks mashed up, but tastes the best in the world!
She took it as a complimenr that it was meant to be.?

We make mince pies for home consumption on Christmas Eve, usually while listening to Christmas from Kings, so that'll be when we have our first ones.

Gingerbread on the other hand is an all-year round necessity!

Blossoming

Our local family run bakery sells the best mince pies I’ve ever had, but they don’t start selling them until December. We usually have a bakery treat on a Wednesday, when Mr. B collects the bread order. It’s gingerbread just now, that will change after Hallowe’en. If you fancy a mince pie then go for it!

Ooh, you’ve reminded me of gingerbread - I usually make some around Halloween/Bonfire Night Time. Delish!

Not tempted yet ... but I bought a jar of boozy mincemeat the other day in readiness. It will have to be bought pastry as mine attempt at shortcrust doesn't bear thinking about ? .

Had our first sprouts last night.

Namsnanny, well it’s the proof of the pudding, isn’t it……?
Well done Mr N!

Thinking of mince pies reminds me of the moment I put my foot in it or actually my mouth in it big time. Whilst at a toddlers group Xmas tea party where we all took mince pies I was sat next to another mum chatting away. Biteing into a wholewheat pastry looking mince pie I exclaimed, ugh this is horrible tastes like dog biscuits( Dont know how I could know that) yes you’ve guessed it, they were the ones she had made!!

I try to avoid buying them, because I love 'em, but they give me terrible heartburn.

I bet they look 'tidier' than ours

I love mince pies but we can't buy them here. My husband makes his own mincemeat and pies which are delicious. He won't make the pies until nearer Christmas though grrr

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I've got arthritis in my thumbs (too much knitting!).
My husband, who has cut his left hand (with a screwdriver) said he's help me make some mince pies.
This is the result, with orange cream cheese. ?
They look better in the photo actually.
They do taste good though

DH would certainty eat copious amounts of them all year round, the reason I have never attempted to make my own!

I don`t like shop bought mince pies, meaning the ones in little fancy boxes of about 6, but Curtis`s in town bake their own in the shop and I love them, eat `em all year round actually.

Blossoming

Oh Rosie51 you’ve just reminded me of the utter deliciousness of Lidl Stöllen bites!

Don't tell anyone but we're on our second box already, and there's only been the two of us here ??

I made mincemeat once, it was in the cold pantry being 'fed' and stirred as per the recipe, unfortunately I had to try a spoonful too regularly, it never made it to mince pies.

Oh Rosie51 you’ve just reminded me of the utter deliciousness of Lidl Stöllen bites!

Last night from M&S. very nice they were too.

Fleurpepper

It's a bit like seasons- I do not want sun and Summer all round. I love variety, and times which feel so so special, for a variety of reasons. Traditions, decorations, weather, temperature and colours, and ... foods.

I'm with you.
Things aren't special if they're available all year and I like the way certain food traditions mark the seasons.
But guess we're all different.

DH does our grocery shop and no doubt he will bring a box home as soon as he spots them - they will replace the hot crossed buns he still buys every week probably.

I still make my version of mincemeat , no suet , and some with veg suet

I'm not keen on them so DH gets any that come into our house. I'm sure I saw them in Sainsbury's but resisted for him.

Last year even though I’d bought a few different boxes I didn’t eat any. Just don’t know how that happened. Family managed to eat every one. Christmas cake on the other hand I think I consumed the majority of it.

I only eat mince pies at Christmas, but I do cheat and indulge my love of Aldi or Lidl mini stollen as soon as they come in store. I excuse myself (I do know there's no need for excuses ) by saying we never had stollen when I was a child so I'm not breaking tradition.

It's a bit like seasons- I do not want sun and Summer all round. I love variety, and times which feel so so special, for a variety of reasons. Traditions, decorations, weather, temperature and colours, and ... foods.