Mince Pie Appreciation

Puff pastry mince pies Sam? Really...

not massive keen on puff pastry ones me

Sorry, but I lurve puff pastry ones.

O Sam.

You can't beat an eccles cake for year round mincemeat perfection.

"have a lot mincemeat" and they "make a decent pastry".

You had me at "lot of mincemeat"

You can't beat an eccles cake for year round mincemeat perfection.

you could really upset some northern monkeys on here with that slur. Eccles are currants with a side of currants.. start claiming those filthy sultanas are getting in with their currants and they might get all EDL

currants....raisins......what is the difference, I muscat?

currants are smaller and chewy-er. I think.

The beauty of a pure currant eccles cake.....oh gosh

Managed to get the last box in Aldi's me and OLC snaffled most of the box over the weekend. Also got some Gluhwien and Lebkuchen from there, all excellent.

Had the sainos ones last week, too sharp.

Have to put this thread on ignore, I am salivating!

The beauty of a pure currant eccles cake.....oh gosh

wipe your keyboard down and get back to work

not massive keen on puff pastry ones me

Dead right, total mince pie holocaust

You can't beat an eccles cake for year round mincemeat perfection.

http://stjohnsbakery.com/ <- love the ones from here. Used to buy them all the time from Neals Yard in Borough until they hiked the prices, now I go direct to the source.

currants....raisins......what is the difference, I muscat?

Currants.
Grapes.

Raisins and sultanas. Slightly trickier.

Waoh. Hang on
http://britishfood.about.com/od/glossary/ss/What-Is-The-Difference-Between-Raisins-Sultanas-And-Currants.htm

The beauty of a pure currant eccles cake.....oh gosh

I'd smash an eccles cake right about now.

I started a couple of weeks ago.

**Greggs
Waitrose/Heston spiced shortcrust

The Rest**

Gregg's mince pies were clear winners last year. Word has it that Aldi are onto a winner this year too.

Offtopic but.... Lidl Stollen. Fuck me!

^^^ In that case mrs-ru will shortly be making mince pies with our home-dried currants. Nice and sharp with an extra crunch from the pips. Yummy.

sultanas ftw

Fuck it. Dried fruit. All of it.

But puff pastry is a no-go area?

sniff

It reminds me of my dear old mum's mince pies.

I miss her so