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Home Made Mince Pies

My Money Cottage @mymoneycottage (47) • United Kingdom 23 Dec 16

There’s nothing quite like the smell of home made mince pies slowly filling the house as they bake in a hot oven. I’m not an amazing baker by any means, in fact it’s something I rarely do these days. I remember when I was a...

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Two dozen mince pies ....yum yum !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11488) • United Kingdom 21 Dec 16

Yes, today I took the plunge and made some mince pies ....not only that ....I made my own pastry too. I don't think that I have actually made pastry before as I am not really that keen ... but ... if a job is worth doing ... and...

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Christmas Traditions: Mince Pies

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 6 Dec 16

Mince Pies are a very old Christmas tradition in Britain. They are a small pastry pie filled with a mixture of dried fruit (usually just sultanas and currants) soaked in brandy and beef suet - a mixture which is known as...

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Not an early Christmas again!

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 27 Sep 15

Every year Christmas seems to get promoted earlier, which is quite unnecessary because everyone is fully aware of the date as it approaches. I seem to recollect having posted a few years ago about this and would not have reposted,...

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Cooking for the festive season.

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 28 Nov 10

For me Christmas has always been a time for lots of special baking. Memories from my childhood of the preparation for Christmas was making the mincemeat for our Mince Pies. Mince pies are a traditional Christmas treat throughout...

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Mince pies for sale in September?

lukegreg @lukegreg (12) 1 Oct 10

I really hate to see christmas goods for sale as early as September. The whole festive feel is lost. I was looking at a pack of Mince pies on the shelves and noticed that the best before date was 20th OCT this year!!! so the pies...

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How do you eat yours?

Humbug25 @Humbug25 (12540) 19 Dec 08

I love to eat my mince pies steaming hot with a really generous helping of Cornish Clotted Cream. How do eat your mince pies?

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Mince Pies- Hot Or Cold?

Random28 @Random28 (158) 8 Dec 08

Do you prefer your mince pies hot or cold? Why do you like them that way?

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'twas the night before Christmas and.....

twinkleD @twinkleD (360) 5 Dec 06

what do you do the night before Christmas? Do you have anything that you do traditionally every year. My daughter and i always leave two mince pies on a plate by the fire place. One open, for Father Christmas and one wrapped for...

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Mince Pies,christmas.

mistypq @mistypq (671) 27 Nov 06

Who likes mince pies?? Ilove them they are great this time of year.

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