Best Mince Pie?

[Anonymous]

Do you have a favorite place to buy mince pies? Willing to order if it’s not local.

[Anonymous]

I just buy the boxed ones from Rodmans. Not a paragon of the oeuvre, necessarily, but they are a bona fide mince pie.

[Anonymous]

Meat or no meat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meat or no meat?

Not OP, but I'm watching this thread for no-meat small ones. Things I miss from the UK...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meat or no meat?

Mince = no meat, just nuts and fruitcake-type ingredients
Mincemeat = meat included in the recipe.

That’s my understanding. I’m looking for mince (no meat).

[Anonymous]

With Glenfiddich, obviously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meat or no meat?

Mince = no meat, just nuts and fruitcake-type ingredients
Mincemeat = meat included in the recipe.

That’s my understanding. I’m looking for mince (no meat).

OP -- did you grow up with mince pies or are you looking to try them as a novice?

I grew up with them and use "mince" and "mincemeat" pie interchangeably to mean a fruit filling. It doesn't have meat in it, but it's not necessarily vegetarian -- it might have animal fat in the preparation.

I would not call a savory meat pie a "mince" pie (although I might call ground beef "mince").

I'd recommend the Walker's in the box (same folks that make shortbread).

[Anonymous]

I am from England. A mince pie is a dessert you eat at Christmas. It definitely does not have meat in it……..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meat or no meat?

Mince = no meat, just nuts and fruitcake-type ingredients
Mincemeat = meat included in the recipe.

That’s my understanding. I’m looking for mince (no meat).

OP -- did you grow up with mince pies or are you looking to try them as a novice?

I grew up with them and use "mince" and "mincemeat" pie interchangeably to mean a fruit filling. It doesn't have meat in it, but it's not necessarily vegetarian -- it might have animal fat in the preparation.

I would not call a savory meat pie a "mince" pie (although I might call ground beef "mince"). If it has animal fat in it it can still be called vegetarian. If can not be called vegan. And you do not use mince and mincemeat interchangeably when talking about the pie which is a dessert.

I'd recommend the Walker's in the box (same folks that make shortbread).

[Anonymous]

Small point - mincemeat, the fruit filling, sometimes has suet in it. I think in general suet, lard, etc aren't thought of as fats that can be called vegetarian. Butter, though an animal product, would be fine.

OP, World Market has some during the holidays.

[Anonymous]

I just buy the jar of filling, heat it up, put on vanilla ice cream.

[Anonymous]

OP, this is totally off course but I just wanted to share. Yesterday on the Holiday Baking Championship, one of the bakers made a Mince and Green Tomato Pie. You should have seen the judges (Carla Hall, Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller) and the host, Jesse Palmer, go nuts over it. I am going to watch the video again when I have time to try to pull together a recipe because they were all so enthusiastic. It sounded so yummy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meat or no meat?

Mince = no meat, just nuts and fruitcake-type ingredients
Mincemeat = meat included in the recipe.

That’s my understanding. I’m looking for mince (no meat).

OP -- did you grow up with mince pies or are you looking to try them as a novice?

I grew up with them and use "mince" and "mincemeat" pie interchangeably to mean a fruit filling. It doesn't have meat in it, but it's not necessarily vegetarian -- it might have animal fat in the preparation.

I would not call a savory meat pie a "mince" pie (although I might call ground beef "mince").

I'd recommend the Walker's in the box (same folks that make shortbread).

OP here. I am hosting for the holidays and an elderly relative made a request for mince pie. This type of dessert is definitely not my jam. I looked at recipes, but some of the ingredients were difficult to obtain, so I’ve decided to try to buy the best mince pie I can find.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, this is totally off course but I just wanted to share. Yesterday on the Holiday Baking Championship, one of the bakers made a Mince and Green Tomato Pie. You should have seen the judges (Carla Hall, Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller) and the host, Jesse Palmer, go nuts over it. I am going to watch the video again when I have time to try to pull together a recipe because they were all so enthusiastic. It sounded so yummy!

I will look this up! Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the Walker’s and World Market recommendations!