[jonnywolfet]

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!

 

[Lazarus Short]

I'll have baklava - you keep the mincemeat.

 

[wantmyf1]

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Originally Posted by Lazarus Short /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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.

 

[sithompson]

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Originally Posted by wantmyf1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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!

 

[wantmyf1]

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?

 

[sithompson]

Just cut the wedge and eat it with it - piece of pie with a piece of cheese. Delicious

 

[wantmyf1]

Well I'll try it this Xmas. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger right?

 

[mark2410]

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Originally Posted by sithompson /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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

 

[Ttvetjanu]

I've tried a homemade one, was not impressed.

 

[wantmyf1]

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Originally Posted by Ttvetjanu /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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!

 

[spookygonk]

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Originally Posted by sithompson /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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).

 

[bcpk]

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Originally Posted by sithompson /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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.

 

[wantmyf1]

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Originally Posted by bcpk /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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