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[cat63]

Rob's colleagues have asked if I'll be making them some mince pies again this year. Not sure if they're keen or fearful ;)

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[a_boleyn]

"Not sure if they're keen or fearful ;)"

LOL

[cat63]

One them once described my mince pies as "monumental". Still not sure about that one either....

[a_boleyn]

Your friends have interesting vocabularies ... or they're being really diplomatic. :)

[g8bur]

If they've asked about them, then I'm sure they remember them with pleasure from last time!

[cat63]

That's my hope, certainly ;)

[howlin_wolf_66]

If they don't want any, I will happily be taster! :D

[cat63]

What a noble soul ;)

[rhodielady_47]

Mincemeat pies seem to have gone the way of the dodobird on this side of the pond--which I think is a blasted shame.
I dearly love to put a large spoonful of mincemeat into my pumpkin bread. Nobody can ever figure out what that flavor is and I won't tell them. (GRIN!)
Do you make your own mincemeat or do you buy it prepared?
:^)

[cat63]

I usually buy it in jars (often at a discount after Christmas because the stuff's designed to keep well, for goodness' sake!) but I'm contemplating making my own, so I can leave out the sugar and actually eat some myself ;)

[rhodielady_47]

Here lately I've been seeing recipes for the old-style traditional mincemeat--which contain meat. Have you ever tried such a mincemeat pie?
If you leave out the sugar, what sort of sweetener do you plan to use in its place--if any?
:^)

[cat63]

Have you ever tried such a mincemeat pie?

No - and I'm vegetarian, so I never will ;)

If you leave out the sugar, what sort of sweetener do you plan to use in its place--if any?

Having pretty much given up sugar, I think the raisind=s and such will be sweet enough on their own.