#WritersCoffeeClub 23/12: What Christmas treat will you enjoy while writing over the holidays?
Coffee and a mince pie. In fact there might be one on the horizon right now…
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* easy meals - porridge for breakfast, curry and rice from leftovers for lunch
* Managed a short walk well wrapped up and back home before I got too cold (it's a wimdy day). Rewarded myself with tea & a mince pie
* A friend called to update me on how they're doing (they may have COVID and are feeling pretty rough). I told them they're doing the right thing by resting up, drinking plenty fluids and taking their strepsil cough sweets
#MorningCoffeeAlbum with #mincePie
Pilgrimage - Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash's "difficult second album", not quite living up to the promise of their eponymous debut album, a position rectified by their seminal third LP, Argus.
I don’t have quite enough brandy for the mince pie filling. Someone gave us black walnut liqueur and I’ve been reluctant to try it. Maybe 50ml will work?
Anyone had a mince pie yet? I'm really tempted but my lad reckons it's too early in the year.
First #MincePies of the year. As always, they turned out delicious.
Just tucking into the #German equivalent of a #MincePie : #Spekulatius
However, these are #GlutenFree (from a company called #Schär) and I don't know what to think yet.
Here's a tip to help you through the festive period... Mince Pie Manhattans.
Steep some mincemeat in Bourbon for a few days. Then filter it through something (being sure not to discard the mincemeat), then make the manhattan as usual:
40ml steeped bourbon
20ml sweet vermouth
dash of angostura bitters
twist of orange (maybe zest the rim of the glass too).
Serve in a martini glass.
Use the steeped mincemeat to make mince pies. Trust me. You will want to do this
Just about to have a #MincePie.
Just saw this in a branch of Sainsbury's, one of the big supermarket chains in the UK.
Mince pies are traditionally scoffed at Christmas... expect these expire nearly two months before Christmas!
Why??
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January has arrived and we are all looking for an alternative to the festive mince pie. In 1783, William Pitt’s government was nicknamed after the temporary mince pie. Find out if this nickname was deserved
@GeorgianLords http://ow.ly/LKGV50LV0gV
@histodons @histodon #MincePie #WilliamPitt #18thCentury #Parliament
The History of ParliamentThe Mince Pie Administration or Plum Pudding Billy
I'm ready for the dark part of the year to be over . . . I've been ready for bed for hours and it's only 7:46pm. On the other hand, this time of year brings mincemeat pies, which I am having with red wine.
William Pitt the Younger became Prime Minister in 1783. His Administration was nicknamed the 'Mince Pie Administration' with predictions that it wouldn't outlast the Christmas season. Find out if the nickname was deserved http://ow.ly/LKGV50LV0gV
#Histodons #MincePie #Christmas #PittTheYounger #18thCentury
The History of ParliamentThe Mince Pie Administration or Plum Pudding Billy
Sammy (Greater London, UK) managed to get a lick of one of the mince pies. So far the jury seems to be out on whether these are edible, but at the very least Sammy thinks they aren’t as good as cat treats.
27 December is the #3rdDayofChristmas, and #StJohn'sDay, so here is a #17thCentury #ballad #Carol for St John's Day - mostly about #mincepies...
From New Carrolls for this Merry Time of #Christmas, 1661
Michael Palmer: #tenor
Eleanor Cramer: bass #viol
Robin Jeffrey: #lute
Alison Kinder: #recorder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ALxKasHSt4&ab_channel=Passamezzo
#earlymusic #earlymodern #histodon #histodons #mincepie #Culinary #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #christmasfood #ChristmasCarol #ChristmasCarols #12DaysofChristmas #SeventeenthCentury #ballads #StuartEra
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