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RE: In The Kitchen - The Naked Baker and Christmas Mince Pies
I love christmas mince pies although I haven't seen them made without a "lid" before. You know the other name for them is 'fly cemetery', right?
I never knew they used that term in other countries! In New Zealand, "fly cemeteries" are a bit different. They are made in a large flat containers, then cut into squares. They have a flaky pastry top and bottom (rather than the short sweet pastry in Xmas tarts), and the filling is a bit simpler and less spicy. So not quite as delectable as Xmas mince pies.
So long as they have currants, which look like dead flies, they get called that ;)
Ahhh, thank you . I have learnt some thing new today. I appreciate your reading my blog. Once, a long time ago I was in a hostel for a short time and one lunch time we had tapioca pudding for dessert. I ate mine and I was still hungry (I was about 10 years old at the time) .... opposite me was an overweight boy looking at his pudding suspiciously so I told him it was very nice frogs eggs and that he should eat them. He pushed his plate away in disgust ... so I grabbed it and ate it all before he could change his mind {grin}
Boys!