tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post5599932948825238485..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Mince pies, sand and bobechesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-25169580211808148882016-01-31T07:40:58.312+00:002016-01-31T07:40:58.312+00:00:0)
xx:0)<br /><br />xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-16198845051209959232016-01-30T16:46:52.272+00:002016-01-30T16:46:52.272+00:00I'm late to the conversation (miss your posts ...I'm late to the conversation (miss your posts on FB!). In the U.S., you don't see mincemeat very often, but if you do, it is out of a jar. There is no meat in it that I can tell, just a bunch of over-spiced apples and raisins. It is not like a jelly; the liquids are just liquid. And, as everyone has said, a mince pie is PIE in the U.S., which means a 9" double-crust pie, and it is served in wedges like any other pie. Sometimes it is served with vanilla ice cream. I used to make apple-mince pie at Christmas, but one of my children found it so overwhelmingly rich that I stopped making them. I haven't made one in about 20 years now. I tend to associate mincemeat with New England.Paulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-32564428515636712542016-01-23T06:36:27.895+00:002016-01-23T06:36:27.895+00:00I love Foyle's War! xI love Foyle's War! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-81058447897436491582016-01-23T02:55:45.734+00:002016-01-23T02:55:45.734+00:00No we don't eat mince pies in Minnesota, and m...No we don't eat mince pies in Minnesota, and most people just talk about how much they dislike fruitcake and don't really eat that either. Deserts at Christmas around here are usually plates of assorted kinds of Christmas cookies, with every family having their own favorites types, but usually this includes some cut out sugar cookies decorated with frosting (which some people call icing). We do use the word jam here, it is the stuff with lumps of fruit in it, while what we call jelly is instead clear; and the gelatin that I think you might call a jelly, is usually referred to by the brand name Jell-O here or more commonly jello. Fun and thrifty that you are reusing things. I have been saving the rectangular wooden side of a shoe rack that didn't work well to make into a frame to sort and store jewelry such as necklaces that often gets tangled from being too close together, or earrings that end up in a jumble. Of course I could minimize the jewelry and then not need to store it! PS: (Unrelated) I have been watching Foyle's War, and thinking of you as I enjoy the scenery on the locations.<br />DMW<br />DMWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-8152002328430412732016-01-22T19:00:10.853+00:002016-01-22T19:00:10.853+00:00Yes, it always intrigues me to discover that thing...Yes, it always intrigues me to discover that things so very traditional I kind of assume they are universal, are completely unknown elsewhere! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-40032021125076731272016-01-22T17:39:11.178+00:002016-01-22T17:39:11.178+00:00If not for this post I would have gone right on th...If not for this post I would have gone right on thinking of mince pies as a main course thing because I've only ever read about them and only references in passing, not actual descriptions. <br />I recall someone in a kitchen measuring the suet for the mince pie, and also recall a lady in another story getting mince to make spaghetti sauce. Put these two together with a Brit friend explaining that mince meant what we in the US call ground beef and my imagination concocted some sort of hamburger pie. Why anyone would add more fat to ground beef did puzzle me.<br /><br />This is a good place to learn unexpected things!Rapunzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381797135241461102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-36696769836748077992016-01-21T17:56:51.632+00:002016-01-21T17:56:51.632+00:00I would never have known that if we hadn't had...I would never have known that if we hadn't had this conversation! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-90541097406577444862016-01-21T17:03:16.051+00:002016-01-21T17:03:16.051+00:00In America mince pie is seldom served. Even at Chr...In America mince pie is seldom served. Even at Christmas. Instead we have fruitcake. I prefer mince, actually. :(<br />Tarts are distinguished from pies by their size like in Canada. Tarts are usually 3 inches across.Rachelhttp://rachelnichols-writer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-30087806783200219912016-01-21T07:51:27.500+00:002016-01-21T07:51:27.500+00:00Hi Ganeida - waving!
Hi Paula - I think in the UK...Hi Ganeida - waving!<br /><br />Hi Paula - I think in the UK a tart would imply an open pastry - pie-shaped but without a lid. Mince pies traditionally have lids. 9 inches! Gosh! Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-37525230600136025262016-01-21T02:26:42.599+00:002016-01-21T02:26:42.599+00:00Here in Canada mince pie would be full pie size (9...Here in Canada mince pie would be full pie size (9 inch usually). What you describe would be called a mince tart (like butter tarts). Mom loves when I make her mince tarts.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015659430842427691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-70241766548394066562016-01-20T23:50:09.248+00:002016-01-20T23:50:09.248+00:00Yes, we have mince pies in Australia. I do not li...Yes, we have mince pies in Australia. I do not like most dried fruit so never touch them! ☺Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672025645404805764noreply@blogger.com