Mince Pies

Article: Mincing around Christmas

It seems that for every holiday there is a much loved holiday pie that i cannot eat. For Thanksgiving it's pumpkin pie. For Christmas it the much beloved mince pie. On paper I should really love a mince pie after all it's loaded with cinnamon, cloves, orange peel, brandy and spice. My aversion comes from the fact that the whole pie is centered around raisins and sultanas. Those little wrinkly dried fruits push my gag-factor to the limit. Now you are probably wondering why I'm spending my time writing about gag inducing mince pies?  Well in my household the search for the perfect mince pie is akin to searching for the perfect little black dress for the holiday party season.  We spend weeks going from shop to shop, buying their best mince pie in t...