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Mince pie count

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TROSaracen Nov 2024 12:03pm, 20 Nov 2024 28,471 posts	Quote Pin TROSaracen Those £25 for 6 mince pies don't look appetising: pastry a bit burnt and dry and the filling looks as if it would have an acrid, possibly bitter tang to it. It almost looks like the work of Heston Blumen-expensive-thal.....
Cheeky’s Dad Nov 2024 7:32pm, 22 Nov 2024 6,153 posts	Quote Pin Cheeky’s Dad Worked my way through a box of bog standard Sainsbury’s over the last few days. Finished the last one off after my run 158
Nicholls595 Nov 2024 9:42am, 23 Nov 2024 32,201 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 161
ptr_runner Nov 2024 12:48pm, 23 Nov 2024 3,521 posts	Quote Pin ptr_runner Wife made a batch of mincemeat, of the twelve pies it filled, only one made it out of the muffin tin intact, so I've eaten that one. 162
um Nov 2024 12:56pm, 23 Nov 2024 9,060 posts	Quote Pin um To save TRO £25, The Times tested them, and a few others thetimes.com Pump Street and St John both got 5 stars. So we may need TRO's confirmation.
alpenrose Nov 2024 7:22pm, 23 Nov 2024 65,012 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose No mince pie is worth 1/6 of £25. I can't bring myself to pay what they're asking this year and anything under £2 is going to be expensive pastry. I may get round to making a few some time next month.
alpenrose Nov 2024 7:23pm, 23 Nov 2024 65,013 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose I may have thought differently if they hadn't taken away my heating allowance this year.
RichHL Nov 2024 12:40pm, 24 Nov 2024 23,398 posts	Quote Pin RichHL 166. Local bakery Dorrington's does a nice line in Bakewell-topped mince pies.
meadowsboy Nov 2024 7:48pm, 24 Nov 2024 1,111 posts	Quote Pin meadowsboy We have had a box of 6 from Waitrose looking at me for a fortnight finally today I cracked,opened them and had 2 168
IdristheDragon Nov 2024 8:10pm, 24 Nov 2024 10,112 posts	Quote Pin IdristheDragon 169 have baked my first batch of the season