Mince pies are “indispensable at this time of year”, declared Cork bakers FH Thompson & Sons in the Cork Examiner at Christmas 1890. Of course, there are mince pies and mince pies, some with ...
With Christmas fast approaching, I am again faced with the annual dilemma... Which mince pies to buy? I love them. However, my baking skills are woeful. My pies have soggy bottoms, a burnt, or ...
Mince pies - the festive favourite filled with a deliciously boozy and sweet fruit mix - have a history that might surprise many. Originally known as 'tartes of flesh', these pastries contained ...
Confession time: I love mince pies. I actually dream and almost drool over them. I refuse to wait till Christmas to have them and will crave that sumptiously sweet mincemeat whether the ground is ...
Richard Newson says having one of his mum's mince pies is "the start" of his Christmas A man has been eating one of his late mother's mince pies every Christmas for more than two decades.
We survey a selection of the best local Christmas mince pies to please everyone from diehard traditionalists to the staunchest of sceptics. For some, the Christmas mince pie is a delightful ...
Much as I love Nigella, I fear she’s treading a little too close to that point of no return with her favourite mince pie topping, which I can only describe as diabolical. To be fair, I’ve never tried ...
From today, four major UK cities will host Sainsbury’s ‘Magical Mince Pie Windows’, marking the launch of their December mince pie donation campaign for Comic Relief. Every penny from sales of by ...
One-fifth of generous Brits (19%) are expected to leave out a single mince pie for Sant this year. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the ...
Sainsbury's has launched a series of mince pie windows as it raises money for Comic Relief. The 'first-ever' magical mince pie windows, which are inspired by the ancient wine windows of Florence ...