Janet Bostwick wrote:

> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message
> news
>> Tis' the season for pies, but whatever happened to the once -
>> ubiquitous mince pie? I can't say I've even ever tasted one....
>>
> snip
> It wasn't part of my family tradition, but I did acquire a recipe
> from a friend and made it once long ago. It was o.k., but it never
> interested me to make it again.


The term "heavy" came to mind when reading that article...back in the day
you needed all those calories for the manual labor that was the norm for
many people. By the 1940's machines had rendered moot a lot of that 19th
century drudgery...

I'm surprised the author did not bring this up...


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Best
Greg