Advice needed! A christmas baking problem again

[LMH]

Hi

Help please (Lol & Mark in particular).

Went out on Friday night with some work colleagues and after a few too many shandys, I offered to bake and take into work, some fabulous mince pies. (My own recipie I boasted, passed down through the generations).

In the cold light of day, I need help now - you know what happened to my recipie books.

So please, any recipies for delicious mince pies (vegetarian version too, if poss), would be gratefully received.

Many thanks in anticipation.

Lisa.

 

[BigRoy]

Lisa you seem to be having quite a few "cold light of day" days lately, I think you should look at what's going into your shandies and I don't mean the lemonade ;o)

May I ask how the subject came up? considering you had been drinking, (shandy!!!!) did someone comment on the state of your mince pies?

 

[Lol1]

Good observation there Roy, I wouldn't have minded hearing that conversation too! Anyway, back to the problem at hand, another quick web search later and I find.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/mincepies_73207.shtml
And this site explains how to make "the best mince meat" and although it is not for vegetarians it does include copious amounts of alcohol, something that I'm sure will appeal!

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/food/cook/articles/0,,164352_550887-2,00.html
Now, what other sort of books did you loose in the flood?

Forewarned is forearmed.....

 

[BigRoy]

Try this site too Lisa

http://www.alcoholism-revealed.com/ ;o)

 

[LMH]

Hi

Thanks for the replies.

Lol - I'll look at the websites later thanks.

I've only had two 'cold light of days' in the past year which isn't bad is it?

The mince pie conversation came around as we got onto the topic of christmas of course. I offered to bake mince pies and someone else offered to bake sausage rolls and so on..... A perfectly normal night out I think.

Anyway, you're not telling me that you two don't partake of the amber nectar?

Regards.

Lisa.

 

[LMH]

Try this site too Lisa

http://www.alcoholism-revealed.com/ ;o)

Thanks but I don't have a drink problem, I just go out quite a bit, that's all. I looked at that website thanks, bit of a coincidence that the person was Irish.

Lisa

 

[LMH]

Sorry if that reply sounded a bit curt - we have lunch booked for 12.30 and my daughter has only just got out the shower!

Looks like we're going to be a bit late!

Lisa.

 

[Lol1]

Certainly not, I have been teetotal since 2003. Not a drop of alcohol has passed my lips since then and am extremely proud of that fact. It's quite an achievement that I haven't had a drink since three minutes past eight yesterday.....

 

[LMH]

Lol - excellent!

I can hear the hairdryer in my daughters bedroom, will we make it for 12.30???!!

Lisa.

 

[Lol1]

Probably not Lisa, but it's Sunday, we all arrive late on a Sunday, it's tradition.

 

[Viking1]

Hi Lisa

I can help but it cud cost a Sunday dinner. Has our cooker as just stop working.

Right let get on with it then!!!!!!!!!!

No bout you do not won to be making it a full day job. So lest cheat.

One packet of just roll pesty (short - crust)

One packet of just roll pasty (puff)

One egg

One jar of min meet

One bottle of brandy (a large one because the cook needs a drink)

3 to 5 tart tins

1, Put min meat in bowl had some brandy to taste & of cores get a glass you're self!

2 Roll out the short- crust pasty. Using a flour edge cuter for tart tins & put in to the tart tins.

3 Roll out puff pasty cut out smaller (as this is for the top)

4 Put a teaspoon of the min meet & brandy mixes in each pasty case.

(No bouts your get a bit thirst now so get a nether glass of brandy for the cook!)

5 Put the smaller cut out bit of puff pasty on top of the tarts. Brush with the egg weskit.

6 Put in oven to cook. (Look on the packet of pasty to see what temper her to cook on & how long for.) (Sit down get a drink for cook of brandy)

7 Take the tarts out of the oven when dun. Put on a rack to cool.

Get so cream with brandy in it to serve with them.

Sit down & have a mines pie with some cream & a glass brandy.

Then get of to bed!!!!!

P, S (See you later for dinner)

Mark p

 

[BigRoy]

Certainly not, I have been teetotal since 2003. Not a drop of alcohol has passed my lips since then and am extremely proud of that fact. It's quite an achievement that I haven't had a drink since three minutes past eight yesterday.....

" Not a drop of alcohol has passed my lips since then"

Do you use a straw then Lol?

 

[LMH]

Well, I'm still here, she's putting her makeup on now so I might as well reply.

Mark - sorry to hear about your oven, hope you get it sorted.

Thanks for the recipie, I'll do a trial run sometime in the week, I think brandy in mince pies will go down extremely well with us in the Fire Service (towards the end or off duty of course).

Lisa

 

[Lol1]

Certainly not, I have been teetotal since 2003. Not a drop of alcohol has passed my lips since then and am extremely proud of that fact. It's quite an achievement that I haven't had a drink since three minutes past eight yesterday.....

I didn't want to get too technical on this subject Roy, so a straw doesn't count, nor does alcohol in food, we all have the odd Vodka and cheese sandwich or Brandy omelette. I just happen to be on a diet so have to cut down on the food side, drink more liquid my dietician said......

 

[Viking1]

Lisa

Let me now how you go on.

MARK

 

[Viking1]

Well, I'm still here, she's putting her makeup on now so I might as well reply.

Mark - sorry to hear about your oven, hope you get it sorted.

Thanks for the recipie, I'll do a trial run sometime in the week, I think brandy in mince pies will go down extremely well with us in the Fire Service (towards the end or off duty of course).

Lisa

Lisa

Shod get cooker fix on wen-day

 

[LMH]

Hi Mark

I'll let you know how I get on later this week - I'm going to give your recipie a go (if you hear of a house in South Notts burning to the ground, you'll know it's probably mine, the cooker doesn't like me!).

Glad you're getting your cooker fixed, I would have sent you and Sharon a food parcel but it probably wouldn't have arrived before Wednesday.

Regards.

Lisa.

 

[BigRoy]

Go easy on the brandy Lisa, otherwise you'll be having another of your "cold light of day" days.

(I call them hangovers)

 

[Viking1]

Lisa

I fetched the Big George Foreman from the caravan to day. Or it's a good excuse to go out for dinner.

Mark

 

[LMH]

Hi

Roy - don't worry about me getting a hangover, I'll just dilute the brandy with babycham.

Mark - what on earth are you doing with a large man in your caravan? Has he been there since the last time you went away?

Lisa

 

[Viking1]

Lisa

you will have to ask the boss about the large man.

Mark

 

[smiley]

Vegie mince pies!!!

I don't know what mince pies you normally eat, but I've never eaten any with meat in...!!!

Normally mince pies are made with fruit.

 

[BrianStAlbans]

fruit mince meat contains suet,(animal fat)...Brian

 

[Viking1]

Smiley

I think would like to now that so years a go they used meat in the reply

Mark

 

[LMH]

Vegie mince pies!!!

I don't know what mince pies you normally eat, but I've never eaten any with meat in...!!!

Normally mince pies are made with fruit.

Brian is correct, suet has animal by products in it. Yuk!