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	Mincemeat Pie, History of Mincemeat Pie
		This pie is a remnant of a medieval tradition of spiced meat dishes, usually minced mutton, that have survived because of its association with Christmas.
		In honor of the birth of the Savior, the mince pie was originally made in an oblong casings (coffin or cradle shaped), with a place for the Christ Child to be placed on top.
		Over the years, the pies grew smaller, the shape of the pie was gradually changed from oblong to round, and the meat content was gradually reduced until the pies were simply filled with a mixture of suet, spices and dried fruit, previously steeped in brandy.
	whatscookingamerica.net /History/PieHistory/MincemeatPie.htm (1014 words)

	Mince pie
		Mince pies are a rich pastry generally associated with festive occasions, specifically Christmas and New Year's Eve[?].
		Originally, mince pies contained a mixture of meat, suet, dried fruit[?] and spices, but today they usually omit the meat and suet and are made with fruitmince.
		Using three, greased, deep, pie trays (or five greased muffin trays, for tartlets), use the pastry to line the tray, to create a pie shell.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mi/Mince_pies.html (296 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Mince Pies
		Mince pies today are small covered tarts filled with mincemeat made from dried fruit, candied peel, spices and a little brandy or alcohol.
		The earliest mention of how to make a mince pie, from circa 1615 mentions, amongst its ingredients, two rabbits, two pigeons, two partridges, a hare, a pheasant, a capon, the livers of all these animals, as well as eggs, pickled mushrooms, dried fruit and spices.
		Mince Pies may be safely frozen using the 'open freeze' method and defrosted at room temperature or in an oven or microwave.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A663626 (1545 words)

	Mince pie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A mince pie is a traditional festive British sweet pastry, usually consumed during the Christmas and New Year period.
		Mince pies normally have a pastry top, but versions may also be found without the top in which case they are sometimes known as a mince tart.
		Folklore states that mince pies are a favourite food of Father Christmas, and that one or two should be left on a plate at the foot of the chimney (along with a small glass of brandy, sherry or milk, and a carrot for the reindeer) as a thank-you for stockings well-filled.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mince_pie (669 words)

	Scottish Mince Pie - Allrecipes
		It is not a sweet mince pie, but it's easy to make, and a hearty dinner.
		I serve boiled parsley potatoes and a nice salad with this pie.
		The gravy in a real scottish mince meat pie is less beefy, more peppery with a thicker consistency and looks somewhere between clear and grey not brown.
	allrecipes.com /recipe/scottish-mince-pie/detail.aspx (391 words)

	Family Mince Pie - an authentic Civil War recipe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mince recipes--of which there are a huge number of variants--were made up in one marathon cooking session and then packed into jars for use over the next several weeks, months or seasons.
		Hale's was, as she notes, not one of the longer-storing versions since it includes a mere quart of alcohol, which served as a preservative.
		Most minces intended to last over the whole winter were preserved with brandy--a large amount to start with, and a recommendation that each time some of the mix was taken out for use in an actual pie, that the volume removed be replaced with an equal quantity of yet more brandy or fortified wine.
	www.civilwarinteractive.com /RecipeFamilyMincePie.htm (303 words)

	Mince Pies: Christmas Symbols. Santa's Net.
		The mince pie originated as an oblong shape, with a crusty cover which was indented at the centre.
		The pie was suppose to symbolise Jesus Christ's cradle.
		The early mince pie was actually a meat pie, filled with minced lamb's tongue and mutton.
	www.santas.net /mincepies.htm (146 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Christmas Pie (Activity)
		Mince pie is part of the traditional Christmas dinner.
		Thus the pie was served as an object of devotion as well as part of the Christmas feast.
		The Puritans claimed that the custom of eating Christmas pie was "an abomination, idolatry, superstition, and a popish observance"; consequently it was condemned at the same time as the Puritans condemned Christmas itself.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/activities/view.cfm?id=191 (223 words)

	Mince Pie Cycle Ride 2005
		This year's mince pie ride, hosted by Wantage CTC, has raised £672 for Whizz-Kidz, the children's mobility charity.
		Ginny armed with sandwich board and a box of mince pies accosted all the other visitors entering the car park to raise extra funds (in between massages on her sore shoulder).
		Thanks to everyone for their support, to all those who made mince pies and especially to Diane, Nigel and Steve for acting as hosts for the day and preparing the wonderful mulled wine.
	www.geocities.com /steve4bikes/mincepie05v2.html (793 words)

	Fruit mince pie recipe.
		This recipe for Christmas Fruit Mince Pies uses suet as a shortening.
		Pat the fruit mince into a neat mound in the centre of the pastry then cover with the larger piece of pastry.
		Pinch the edges of the pastry together then prick the tops with a fork a couple of times, so that gas may escape when the fruit mince pies are cooking, which would otherwise burst the seal.
	www.rejoiceinlife.com /recipes/fruitMince.php (1191 words)

	Mince Pie - What is it? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Suzanne, the French historian of English cookery, said of the mince pie, “This little pie is especially esteemed and popular in England.
		Centuries ago, pies, tarts, and tartlets were all characterized by having a filling in a pastry crust or “coffin.” A small pie was known as a tartlet and a tart was a large, shallow open pie (this is still the definition in England).
		Mince pies have changed in shape and content over the years.
	www.chaddsfordhistory.org /history/mincepie.htm (297 words)

	Pie Day Recipes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mince Pie: "Long before Francis Bacon wrote Mincing of meat in pies saveth the grinding of the teeth, mixtures of spices and liquor had been used to preserve perishable meats and fruits.
		Her article All I Know About Pie Crust was published in her column in October of 1935.
		The first and most enduring food prop is probably the pie, largely because it is easy to make and easily aimed at a person we don't necessarily want to hurt but whose dignity is at stake.
	members.aol.com /acalendar/January/pieday.html (609 words)

	English Mince Pies
		The mince pie, with the legendary plum pudding, is a mainstay of the feast of Christmas.
		The absence of the mince pie from a Christmas dinner would be looked upon as a breach of the traditional rules and customs.
		Today's English mince pie is filled with a mixture of suet, spices and dried fruit, previously steeped in brandy.
	www.britishdelights.com /mince-pies.htm (89 words)

	Mince pie for Wayne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Pies and Pollies [Was: Mince pie for Wayne]
		pie, the pastry doesn't suffer from being refrigerated/frozen.
		Re: Pies and Pollies [Was: Mince pie for Wayne]
	www.cyclingforums.com /t331485.html (2458 words)

	Pie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A peculiarity of Adelaide cuisine is the Pie floater.
		At some point between 1400 B.C. (the time of Greek settlements) and 600 B.C. (the time of the decline of Egypt), the pie is believed to have been passed on to the Greeks by the Egyptians.
		The use of "Pie" randomly to make jokes funnier has also started appearing in more modern times, possibly due to the rise in popularity of "Weebl And Bob" whose stories often involve humorous incidents with pie.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pie (1045 words)

	OpinionJournal - Taste
		The American Pie Council says that 70 million of its products are sold in grocery stores each year in the lead-up to turkey day, and that doesn't count the millions more bought at bakeries or baked at home.
		Then, as now, much of the appeal of mince pie is the filling, soaked in the liquor of your choice.
		In 17th-century England, mince pies were synonymous with Christmas, a fact that put the new Americans, who shunned the holiday, in a quandary.
	www.opinionjournal.com /taste/?id=110005950 (903 words)

	Mince Meat Pie 1860 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		from : Thanksgiving and the New England Pie.
		Fill a deep plate with a rich paste; fill, cover and bake.
		"Mince pies are always made with covers, and should be eaten warm."
	www.pilgrimhall.org /ThanksPieMince4.htm (65 words)

	Christmas Customs - Traditional Christmas Mince Pie Recipe
		ere is a traditional mince pie recipe that I have used for many years and often bake through the seasons.
		I prefer to dust my mince pies with icing sugar on a wire rack, before they are put on the platter.
		I have not worked out the calorific value of this particular mince pie recipe, but I do recall many years ago that the going rate for the calories in an average mince pie was 400!
	fashion-era.com /Christmas/christmas_food_mince_pies_recipe.htm (2313 words)

	Wibsite Feature: Neil chooses a mince pie
		It isn't easy to choose a mince pie, especially when you need to decide which one to pick.
		This mini mince pie is a bit too small.
		Next comes the 'which mince pie tells a better joke' test.
	www.wibsite.com /features/mincepies (186 words)

	UK - London: Mince Pie on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		A mince pie is a traditional British sweet pastry, usually consumed during the Christmas and New Year period.
		These small pies, normally 2-3andquot; (5-7.5 cm) in diamater, have a pastry top and are filled with mincemeat, which in modern times contains no meat, The origins of the mince pie begins with the medieval pastry, chewette which was either fried or baked.
		Nowadays the filling is made entirely from fruit-based mincemeat (fruitmince to North Americans) containing dried fruit such as raisins, currants, glace cherries, apricot, candied peel; spices such as cinnamon or nutmeg; nuts such as walnuts or chopped almonds; suet; and some kind of alcohol, usually either brandy or rum.
	www.flickr.com /photos/wallyg/298568296 (642 words)

	Allrecipes \| Recipe Reviews: Scottish Mince Pie
		Cornstarch and water are added for thickening, and then this savory filling is arranged in a pie crust, topped with another crust and baked.
		I grew up with my mom making Scottish mince but she served it over mashed potatoes or noodles.
		I did do one thing different--I browned the ground beef (I thought it would be quicker) and then rinsed it in hot water to remove the grease and then followed the rest of the recipe.
	allrecipes.com /Recipe/Scottish-Mince-Pie/Reviews.aspx (485 words)

	Mince Meat Pie
		Heavily seasoned pies of minced meat, suet, and dried fruits were popular in Elizabethan England, particularly at Christmas time.
		Lean beef, either sirloin or ox-tongue, was generally preferred as the minced meat.
		It was discovered that, if brandy was added and if the minced meat was not added until just before cooking, the mix of suet, fruits and spices would keep for months.
	www.pilgrimhall.org /ThanksPieMince.htm (326 words)

	trevl's fruit mince pies
		Mince the dried fruit ingredients using whatever means are available to you.
		Roll out about 2/3rds of the pastry, and line the bases of the shapes in the mince pie trays.
		Roll out the remainder of the pastry and place on top of the mince pies.
	homepages.picknowl.com.au /trevl/trevl'sfruitmincepies.htm (131 words)

	Mince & Onion Pie Recipe \| Recipezaar
		Add mince to pan and break up with a fork- add the water making sure the mince is completely covered and bring to the boil.
		When mince and onions are cooked allow to cool for about 15 minutes.
		Put mince and onion mixture in tin and cover with pastry lid- thumb round the edges to seal and cut a small slit in centre of pastry lid- brush pastry with the milk.
	www.recipezaar.com /106540 (387 words)

	Mince Pie
		During the festive season our modern eating habits follow a pattern much older than that which we strive to re-create.
		Now that the festive season has come and gone, you will have time to experiment with some 'proper' mince pies ready for next year, if the Puritans permit.
		Tip into a deep pie dish and cover with the pastry, making a few holes for the steam to escape.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/7384/mince.html (284 words)

	Apricot-Mince Pie Recipe from Betty Crocker
		Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas.
		It’s been a traditional Christmas pie since the thirteenth century.
		Eating mincemeat pie each day for the twelve days after Christmas was thought to bring good luck.
	www.bettycrocker.com /recipes/recipe.aspx?recipeId=37033 (400 words)

	Home - Mince Pie Club - Everything Mince Pie - News, Reviews, Serving Suggestions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Last year proved to be a great year for Mince Pies with good old Marks and Spencer topping the list.
		Is there a Mince Pie that you think is better than the
		There really are pie lovers all over the world.
	www.mincepieclub.co.uk (200 words)

	Whole Foods Market : Recipes : Mince-Fruit Pie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine the apples, raisins, currants, cranberries and crystallized ginger in a large saucepan.
		Stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ground ginger.
		Make 3 slits in the top of the pie to allow steam to escape.
	www.wholefoods.com /recipes/dessert/pie_mincefruit.html (238 words)

	Cooks Recipes \| Mince Apple Pie Recipe
		Heat oven to 375° F. Line bottom of 9-inch pie pan with half the pastry.
		Combine mincemeat and orange zest; spread in bottom of pastry-lined pie pan.
		In large bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar, the walnuts, and flour; add apples and toss.
	www.cooksrecipes.com /pie/mince_apple_pie_recipe.html (117 words)

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