Is There Anything Better...

[Mickey Richaud]

...than fresh-baked miniature mince pies, prepared by a British lady?

One of our members is a Brit and just dropped off a bag of 'em. Enjoying a couple as I type - YUMMY!

Now, where'd I put that rum...?

 

[Roger]

No there isn't. Ihad to make an emergeny run into Houston last week to the British Isles store -'Er indoors had run our of mincemeat!

 

[martx-5]

This Wiki article contains a 19th century recipe for mincemeat.

 

[DNK]

Mince, YUK

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Mince, YUK

Cretin!

 

[DNK]

No Irish Russian

 

[TR6BILL]

I am the only one in my family that likes the stuff. All the others think there is meat in it and think it is yucky.

 

[Silverghost]

I rather like this part from Wikipedia:

A 16th century recipe
Pyes of mutton or beif must be fyne mynced & seasoned with pepper and salte and a lytel saffron to colour it / suet or marrow a good quantitie / a lytell vynegre / pruynes / great reasons / and dates / take the fattest of the broath of powdred beefe. And if you will have paest royall / take butter and yolkes of egges & so to temper the floure to make the paest.

Perhaps this was from Ye Better Olde Homes and Gardens?

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Forsooth and anon will we feast upon yon pyes!

 

[AngliaGT]

Mickey's the guy that ACTUALLY eats fruitcake - & enjoys it!

- Doug

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Well, you know what they say: "You are what you..."

No, wait!

 

[JodyFKerr]

Any fruicake, when drowned in enough sherry can be quite tasty (and highly flammable). It serves well as both a tasy snack and a firelog!

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Mickey's the guy that ACTUALLY eats fruitcake - & enjoys it!

- Doug

Got mine yesterday!

FRUITCAKE!