Mince Pie Appreciation

Unless and until a colleague or customer brings them in to my workplace, there are to be no exceptions.

Gail's Bakery mincers are just too good to leave on the counter even though it is November... Crisp pastry, caramelized sugar top and wonderful zesty filling.... £2 a go adds to the sense of luxury....

Ugh, here come the “mince pies are a seasonal food” cowards.

If you wouldn’t eat a mince pie in august you should be banned from eating them at all.

Ah, the old "If you wouldn’t commute by bike in January you should be banned from riding a bike at all." argument.

Bring me mince pies in August and I'll put it to the test.

It’s not December yet, so they’re still out of season, ergo you could try one now, just to see how you feel?

Will climate change impact the accepted seasonality of foods? 🤔

Bring me mince pies in November and I'll put it to the test.

My favourite Christmas beer has been released today so I'm taking that as my queue to start buying mince pies

This can be arranged.

Better to enjoy them now than having to wade through a riot over the last tub of quality street to get your fix next month.

I'm taking that as my queue cue

FTFY, in a friendly way.

Ah yes, it was obviously too early for my brain to engage

My favourite Christmas beer

Pray do tell?

Where do you order Belgian Christmas beer? I've not ordered in post Brexit..

My favourite one isn't Belgian, it's Anspach & Hobday's pfeffenusse Stout although Stille Nacht is a banger.

https://www.anspachandhobday.com/shop/special-the-pfeffernsse-stout-60-4x-12x-24x

I've seen some Belgian stuff hitting the shops up in Scotland this week so hopefully won't be long before we start getting them in England.

Ha - I'm sure there'll be an influx at work soon enough!

Oh sorry, how rude, UK beer is allowed too 😄 I'll keep an eye out. It's even harder to find good beer here in Lincoln.

Back to mincer chat, I just checked Konditor and it's EIGHTEEN POUNDS for a twelve deck this year..

Already on at least the tenth pack so far. Actual christmas time will be too busy fixing things/houses/anything else that breaks so will do the christmas eating now*

*And maybe then too

These are absolute crackers. Quite boozy mind.

Any readily available mincers free from butter and (unsustainable) palm oil?

@atk I didn’t realise we shared a love of gods greatest creation. There are some unreal mincers produced in Marple- Libby’s in Marple bridge and all things nice in Marple town. If you’re up this way get 6 of each

I've been eating the cunts for 2 months already. Scranning one right now.

Might go to Dunns at the weekend and treat myself.

When the time is right (just over 2 weeks from now) Barbakan, Chorlton is a good call for those up this way.

Just finished a box of Sainsbury’s 6 straight-up no bullshit deep filled pies. Quite acceptable, if I’m honest. A good start to the season.

Back-to-backed them up by opening a box of Waitrose 9 mini all-butter pies. They have a slightly strange smell on opening; it’s vinegary or preservative or something. Pastry noticeably shorter and fattier than the Sainsbury’s ones but tastes floury and it seems to carry a slight taste of that vinegary/preservative smell which I didn’t enjoy. Filling is slightly sharper and slight hint of booze. Overall, didn’t enjoy them because of that funny smell.

I had a four deck of Morrisons 'the best' deep fill pies from the bakery section yesterday. Pastry was good (if a little sweet), filling was tasty and boozy, would recommend as a first pie of the year.

Any readily available mincers free from butter and (unsustainable) palm oil?

No M&S ones I could see.

Continuing my supermarket ratings...

M&S classic all butter mince pies. Nice short pastry with a slightly buttery finish. Filling has a nice tang to it. Would like a bit more butter in the pastry I think but overall quite nice. I quite fancy a second one.

My supermarket list so far (best to worst):

1. M&S classic all butter
   
2. Sainsbury's 6 straight-up no bullshit deep filled
   
3. Waitrose 9 mini all-butter (didn't like)
   

No M&S ones I could see.

Thanks, saves me wandering through the Mince Pie section of the Uxbridge branch.