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serious crayons:
--- Quote from: southendmd on December 26, 2017, 01:06:09 pm ---I love mince(meat-less) pie! It's a tradition in our family to serve it at both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The fruit mince is sold in jars in many supermarkets in New England, not sure about other parts of the country. Add brandy and a pie crust and you're done!
It's particularly good with coffee at breakfast.
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When I was growing up, it was relatively common in the Midwest. Not the brandy part, though, I don't think. That doesn't sound Midwestern.
Nowadays, while I'm sure I could find a jar of fruit mincemeat if I were determined, I don't remember often seeing them, even in foodie stores. And I don't hear many people talk about it, even in fond memories.
As an adult I adopted sweet-potato pie as my tradition. My recipe includes bourbon, and everybody loves it, Midwestern or not.
brianr:
I do not like sweet potato. In NZ it is very popular but is called Kumura (Maori). I avoid it where possible.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 27, 2017, 01:06:11 pm ---As an adult I adopted sweet-potato pie as my tradition. My recipe includes bourbon, and everybody loves it, Midwestern or not.
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--- Quote from: brian on December 27, 2017, 04:15:45 pm ---I do not like sweet potato. In NZ it is very popular but is called Kumura (Maori). I avoid it where possible.
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I like sweet potato pie, but it's not necessarily a fave of mine. If I didn't have it again, I wouldn't miss it.
CellarDweller:
Today was my last day at work for the year. :)
I have tomorrow off, and then the weekend, and New Year's Day. :)
I'm going to my friends' house for a NYE party, so I have some baking to do! :) I'll be making some stromboli, and some mini-hot dogs in puff pastry.
brianr:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on December 28, 2017, 07:25:08 pm --- I'll be making some stromboli, and some mini-hot dogs in puff pastry.
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I had to look it up, I thought it was a volcano ;D
As usual I will probably be in bed before 10pm. Depends what is on TV. I cannot remember the last time I saw the new year in, probably 2000 when even my 91 (at that date) year old mother stayed up.
They were taking down the giant Christmas tree (it is obviously fake, comes apart in sections and they used a crane) in the city square (called the Octagon) this morning and the giant sound stage had already been erected next to it.
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