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post #16 of 28
12/1/09 at 3:24pm
mmmmmm, mince pies. one of my favorite things about Christmas! personally i make my own, i like them deep and sticky, with a cup of tea. yum!
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post #17 of 28
12/1/09 at 4:07pm
I'll have baklava - you keep the mincemeat.
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post #18 of 28
12/1/09 at 6:25pm
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Originally Posted by Lazarus Short View Post
I'll have baklava - you keep the mincemeat.
Mmmmm, baklava [drool]. I'll keep my mince pie and raise for your baklava. Baklava, particularly well made baklava, is delicious! I had a friend buy me a huge tray of well made baklava a while back and my wife and I enjoyed it immensely.
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post #19 of 28
12/1/09 at 8:50pm
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Originally Posted by wantmyf1 View Post
Thanks a lot fatcat & sithompson Though I would have mine with coffee.
Anytime

It's common over here (well in Yorkshire) to eat them with a wedge of cheese! Either a crumbly cheese like Wensleydale or a nice cheddar. Lovely!
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post #20 of 28
12/1/09 at 11:04pm
I've heard of that but never tried it. Honestly, I've never been to tempted either Do you just cut a wedge out and eat it with, or do you melt the cheese over the pie slice?
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post #21 of 28
12/2/09 at 5:41am
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Just cut the wedge and eat it with it - piece of pie with a piece of cheese. Delicious
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post #22 of 28
12/2/09 at 2:27pm
Well I'll try it this Xmas. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger right?
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post #23 of 28
12/2/09 at 2:49pm
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Originally Posted by sithompson View Post
Anytime

It's common over here (well in Yorkshire) to eat them with a wedge of cheese! Either a crumbly cheese like Wensleydale or a nice cheddar. Lovely!
omg

thats sound truly disgusting
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post #24 of 28
12/2/09 at 5:10pm
I've tried a homemade one, was not impressed.
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post #25 of 28
12/2/09 at 5:55pm
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Originally Posted by Ttvetjanu View Post
I've tried a homemade one, was not impressed.
They're definitely not to everyone's taste. It helps if you've been eating them practically since birth!

Maybe it's a Finnish thing too? My wife is first generation Canadian and her family on her mother's side is Finnish and she doesn't like it either!
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post #26 of 28
12/2/09 at 9:58pm
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Originally Posted by sithompson View Post
Mince Pies are a small savoury festive sweet pastry tart (with a pastry lid), traditionally consumed during the Christmas and New Year period. They are filled with mincemeat which is a mixture of chopped fruit and spices in a sweet, sticky binding; it should not be confused with either minced or ground meat!
Actually they can be made with meat:
Real mince mincemeat recipe
Lean beef mince, beef suet and all the fruit & spices. Made some last year and it was superb.
Otherwise my favourite shop bought mince pies are the shortcrust pastry ones from the cake counter at Waitrose (upmarket UK supermarket).
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post #27 of 28
12/2/09 at 10:00pm
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Originally Posted by sithompson View Post
Just cut the wedge and eat it with it - piece of pie with a piece of cheese. Delicious
I'll be trying this tomorrow, sounds pretty good to me.

I like mince pies, and I love Christmas pudding, but I hate Christmas cake. Ironically they all have pretty much the same ingredients.
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post #28 of 28
12/8/09 at 2:18pm
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Originally Posted by bcpk View Post
I'll be trying this tomorrow, sounds pretty good to me.

I like mince pies, and I love Christmas pudding, but I hate Christmas cake. Ironically they all have pretty much the same ingredients.
Yes, but like many other things in life, it's how they're used that makes all the difference
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