Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Sat 19 Dec 2009 08:28:54p, Janet Bostwick told us...
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> >
> > "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.
> > Janet
>
> It's long been one of my favorites that I make at Thanksgiving and
> Christmas. I actually only make the mincemeat one a year, prefereably at
> the end of the the previous Christmas season. I think mincemeat pie has
> lost favor with the American public in general, but it's still very popular
> in the UK, more in tarts than in full size pies.
>

<snip recipe>

Not a fan of mince pies either. The real 'terror' (LOL) of the UK
Christmas season for me was having to eat mince pies, Christmas Cake and
Christmas Pudding when invited to anyone's home LOL.

I do have a recipe for a meat-containing mincemeat pie, if anyone is
interested. Very old school.