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It's Beginning to Taste a Lot Like Christmas 1.

How wonderfully civil; fruit mince pies waiting to be eaten 'neath the Christmas tree, accompanied by a nice cup of tea.

 

I make fruit mince pies each year for family and friends for Christmas as a gift. What started as a small offering has now become almost too much for me as word spread, and requests came in. Now that I work part-time, it makes it a little easier. I have to set aside a whole weekend at least which I devote just to the baking of Christmas fare in my little kitchen. So as my oven temperature increases, so does the volume on my stereo as I play a selection of my Christmas albums whilst I bake.

 

This year I made 98 individual mince pies, each made by hand using a sweet shortcrust pastry recipe more than a century old, to which I add a spoonful of love for everyone who receives them.

 

Merry Christmas and bon appétit!

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Uploaded on December 22, 2024
Taken on December 8, 2024