#also realized this is another regional thing and got so devastated for a moment im gonna have to mail out jars of mincemeat to my friends

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now christmas foods have been available in stores for a little while i have finally taken the liberty of buying several different brands of mince pie to compare and figure out which one i need to stockpile for the trying months ahead

#mince pies are like right on the edge of what my sensory issues can handle but theyre so fucking goodddd they get a free pass #not the ones with candied orange peel tho those are a little much. too chewy. everything else in there is fine #also realized this is another regional thing and got so devastated for a moment im gonna have to mail out jars of mincemeat to my friends #shortcrust pastry. spoon of mincemeat. cut out a fun shape of pastry and put it on top. bake it. its NOT CHRISTMAS without them #its so good. its so good trust me on this #i would do homemade mincemeat but ur not allowed to mail that stuff overseas. sad #ive always wanted to try making it maybe i will pass out a recipe instead #contemplating this on public posts is fine and normal i swear anyway americans look up mince pie recipe NOW/j/j #oh ya mincemeat in this context isnt actual meat its just called that for some fuckin reason its spiced fruit and currants and stuff #its an old ass food tradition that USED to be meat but since the goddamn. tudor period or whatever tf the contents of the pie got changed #but the name didnt gdsDH