sueg
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Post by sueg on Dec 2, 2023 14:56:53 GMT
I have succumbed to the call of the mince pies! After looking on Amazon and seeing how much I would have to pay for a small jar of mincemeat or 6 small pies, I found a recipe on BBC Good Food, went to the grocery store for dried fruit and (fake, vegan) suet and now have a small batch of mincemeat ready to go. I also bought some ready made pastry, so I can have pies today if I want.  Here it is. My first jar of homemade fruit mincemeat. It was so easy, so I’m sure I’ll make it again. I only made half the recipe this time, to be sure it was tasty and because I probably don’t need to make 50 small mince pies. |
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Dec 2, 2023 15:34:41 GMT
My late father enjoyed mincemeat pie. I don't remember if my late mother did but my brother and I did not like them.
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twinsmomfla99
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Dec 2, 2023 15:47:49 GMT
My mother used to make mincemeat every fall when we butchered the pigs. Her recipe called for lot of fruit (apples, raisins, I think some cherries, etc.). It was actually quite good, and my dad loved her mincemeat pies.
She had several friends who bought a few quarts every year for their holiday pies or to give as gifts.
I’m not sure how many quarts she canned every year, but I know she made a few canners full. There were never any jars left on the shelf when it was time to make a new batch, though.
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zella
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Post by zella on Dec 2, 2023 21:00:33 GMT
Didn't like them when I was a kid, and still living in England. I could eat one if pushed, but never enjoyed them. Now, aged 61 (GASP!) dislike them even more. It's a very distinct taste,one I think you'd have a hard time with if you didn't grow up with it. Sort of like Weetabix cereal. Just so British. Anise (YUMMY) and black licorice eaten by small children so we acquire those tastes young are also tastes that many Americans don't like.
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cjinmo
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Post by cjinmo on Dec 3, 2023 14:15:04 GMT
Yuck, my parents, dad especially loved it.
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Post by cakediva on Dec 3, 2023 14:43:20 GMT
In the UK we call them just mince pies. And I love them! 😊 Ah - but not always -my mom made mincemeat tarts from scratch, and when hubby first came for Christmas he was all "mince pies? Sure!" expecting it to be a ground beef and such kind of meat pie. LOL Being from Scotland he calls ground beef "mince" and we have mince and tatties once in a while during the cold weather. So the fruit thing was not something he expected! |
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Dec 3, 2023 17:39:12 GMT
I like mince pies during December. Couldn't eat them all through the year. They're very rich.
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Post by anniefb on Dec 3, 2023 18:01:47 GMT
In the UK we call them just mince pies. And I love them! 😊 Same in NZ. It's not Christmas without mince pies. |
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Post by gar on Dec 3, 2023 18:09:43 GMT
In the UK we call them just mince pies. And I love them! 😊 Ah - but not always -my mom made mincemeat tarts from scratch, and when hubby first came for Christmas he was all "mince pies? Sure!" expecting it to be a ground beef and such kind of meat pie. LOL Being from Scotland he calls ground beef "mince" and we have mince and tatties once in a while during the cold weather. So the fruit thing was not something he expected! I think lesley just meant that we called them mince pies rather than mincemeat pies. I can't really think what a minced meat pie would be called other than a beef pie, or minced beef pie maybe. I guess we just say mince pie and it's obvious by context but I don't think savoury ones are so common these days. |
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Post by cakediva on Dec 3, 2023 18:33:49 GMT
Ah - but not always -my mom made mincemeat tarts from scratch, and when hubby first came for Christmas he was all "mince pies? Sure!" expecting it to be a ground beef and such kind of meat pie. LOL Being from Scotland he calls ground beef "mince" and we have mince and tatties once in a while during the cold weather. So the fruit thing was not something he expected! I think lesley just meant that we called them mince pies rather than mincemeat pies. I can't really think what a minced meat pie would be called other than a beef pie, or minced beef pie maybe. I guess we just say mince pie and it's obvious by context but I don't think savoury ones are so common these days. Ha ha well it was over 30 years ago this happened - and in all seriousness, he stopped listening after he heard "mince" LOL |
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