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Post by Lizard on Dec 22, 2021 2:42:31 GMT
Mince pies are truly vile. Almost immoral, actually.
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Post by Lizard on Dec 22, 2021 2:46:14 GMT
I'd actually much prefer a pie with mince in. And gravy That's what a mince pie is here. Sadly they often have cheese in as well, which make them a bit icky. They call fruit mince pies 'Christmas pies'. |
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Post by lexw on Dec 22, 2021 4:41:28 GMT
Mince pies are definitely the work of Satan, but they're not his foulest work, which remains Christmas Pudding, which is vile beyond all comprehension.
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Post by lexw on Dec 22, 2021 4:42:19 GMT
All of the raisin based Christmas sweet things are brilliant and should be year round Christmas Pudding > Stollen > Christmas Cake > Panettone > Mince Pies > Yule log or whatever I saw that list and I was like "Oh he's listing the very worst things that exist". Then you said they were good. Fuck man. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 22, 2021 4:46:05 GMT
Stuffing, twiglets, a LOT of mustard, Frazzles, Monster Munch, Double Dips and a Sherbert Fountain? And Mince Pies! |
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Post by EMarkM on Dec 22, 2021 7:53:27 GMT
All of the raisin based Christmas sweet things are brilliant and should be year round Christmas Pudding > Stollen > Christmas Cake > Panettone > Mince Pies > Yule log or whatever I could literally live on this diet. Only the good die young! |
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Post by Dougs on Dec 22, 2021 7:55:15 GMT
Fuck. We've gone through a good 4 or 5 Twiglets tubs bit I'd forgotten about Treeslets. On the list. Crikey. How is your mouth skin holding up Well trained. Twiglets rock. |
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Post by stacks on Dec 22, 2021 9:05:29 GMT
I'd actually much prefer a pie with mince in. And gravy That's what a mince pie is here. Sadly they often have cheese in as well, which make them a bit icky. They call fruit mince pies 'Christmas pies'. "Here" is where I want to be! Throw the dried fruit abominations into the fucking sea. |
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Dec 22, 2021 9:40:44 GMT
I used to hate these...but then I had them with cream. Now I'm a fatty too.
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Post by askew on Dec 22, 2021 9:56:40 GMT
What's wrong with Christmas pudding? It's just dried fruit and fat.
Mmmm... fat.
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Post by cubby on Dec 22, 2021 11:00:35 GMT
Just had a mince pie, yum
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Post by Lizard on Dec 22, 2021 11:04:32 GMT
Just had a mince pie, yum Boooo! |
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Post by Derblington on Dec 22, 2021 11:10:03 GMT
Need to buy some mince pies. Whenever I return to the UK the things I start with are cherry bakewells but they’re not really festive.
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Post by Dougs on Dec 22, 2021 11:19:34 GMT
Just had a Waitrose mini mince pie. Not bad. Good pastry, held up nicely. But because it's a mini, perhaps a bit thick. Filling tasty, but I think I preferred the Lidl filling (pastry not as good though).
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Post by EMarkM on Dec 22, 2021 11:36:47 GMT
Our go-to mince pie is still the Morrison's "Baker's" - the ones that come in the clear plastic tray, rather than a printed cardboard box, but they're just normal shortcrust with a dusting of icing sugar.
We've been eating them since November!
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Post by スコットランド on Dec 22, 2021 13:01:32 GMT
Are these any good?  Went to buy them and they've sold out, I did the same last year  |
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Post by retro74 on Dec 22, 2021 13:06:17 GMT
I’ve realised that I hate all Xmas “treats”
Christmas pudding, mince pies, Christmas cake, Yule log, all complete shite
There must be some good Xmas treats other than the obligatory quality street / roses tin
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2021 13:06:59 GMT
Pigs in blankies. That's all the Xmas treat you need.
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Post by cubby on Dec 22, 2021 13:20:19 GMT
Someone say pigs?
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Post by EMarkM on Dec 22, 2021 13:20:32 GMT
Is it a bit like being a vegetarian, this non-liking of mince pies and so on?
Do all your friends point and laugh at you?
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Post by Bill in the rain on Dec 22, 2021 13:29:59 GMT
I’ve realised that I hate all Xmas “treats” Christmas pudding, mince pies, Christmas cake, Yule log, all complete shite There must be some good Xmas treats other than the obligatory quality street / roses tin This is so sad...  |
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Post by retro74 on Dec 22, 2021 13:43:36 GMT
At least I’ve still got the baked baked beans though  |
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 22, 2021 13:57:17 GMT
At least I’ve still got the baked baked beans though
What manner of witchcraft is this - beans that've been baked twice? Beans that've been hitting the bong?
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Post by retro74 on Dec 22, 2021 14:01:11 GMT
It’s baked beans (Heinz) baked in the oven in a Pyrex dish. Delicious on your Xmas dinner
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 22, 2021 14:02:59 GMT
TIL about baked baked beans!
Does the re-baking process have a material effect on the beans? I can only think it makes them softer and/or drier.
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Post by retro74 on Dec 22, 2021 14:08:29 GMT
Yeah it breaks them down a bit and they end up as a lovely sweet & spreadable concoction. Lovely
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Post by Ulythium on Dec 22, 2021 14:28:17 GMT
Thanks! I might give them a shot. (Probably after Xmas, though - I dread to think what sort of impact it'll have upon my digestive system, and I can't in good conscience inflict that level of flatulence upon my family.)
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Post by robthehermit on Dec 22, 2021 14:33:26 GMT
I don't mind the occasional mince pie although I'm less than convinced by Mrs Hermits insistence that having wensleydale with them is a good thing and I refuse to try it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2021 14:37:24 GMT
There's a typo in the thread title. Next you'll be telling me Santa rules hell.
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Post by SpiralScratch on Dec 22, 2021 14:37:26 GMT
Top of my Christmas food hate list is cranberries. They are fucking disgusting in all forms without exceptions. Only way to make a cranberry vaguely platable is by adding a ton of sugar and even then they unpleasant. They aren't a food. If you ate a handful raw it woild dissolve your tooth enamel like battery acid if you didn't puke first.
Whoever decided these were fit for human consumption was foraging in a hedgerow in the Middle Ages on the verge of starvation and scurvy. Or it was invented by the fucking Victorians who are to blame for all of the most annoying Christmas tradition bollocks.
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