Christmas Mince Pie – The Spinoff

The festive joy of making your own fruit mince

18 December 201818 December 2018 by Heather McCracken

Sure, you could buy it in a tub – hell, you could just buy a packet of ready-made pies – but that’s not the point. The point is Christmas contentment. I love a lot of things about Christmas in the United States. I love the cold, (sometimes) snowy weather in the Northeast. I love the … Read more

The Spinoff reviews New Zealand #77: Christmas mince pies

23 December 20197 December 2018 by The Spinoff Board of Review

We review the entire country and culture of New Zealand, one thing at a time. Today, Don Rowe pays tribute to the Christmas mince pie. This should surprise nobody, but: the only good mince pies are Christmas mince pies. That’s not an opinion, not a ‘hot take’, that’s a cold, hard fact. Fruity, sweet and … Read more