Mince pie - Wikipedia

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^ The full quotation reads "We have never been witnesses of animosities excited by the use of mince-pies and plumb-porridge; nor seen with what abhorrence those who could eat them at all other times of the year would shrink from them in December. An old Puritan, who was alive in my childhood, being, at one of the feasts of the church, invited by a neighbour to partake of his cheer, told him, that, if he would treat him at an alehouse with beer, brewed for all times and seasons, he should accept his kindness, but would have none of his superstitious meats and drinks."[14]

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^ Traditionally beef suet, although many modern recipes use vegetable suet

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^ Jump up to: a b .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#3a3;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}Crump, William D. (2013). The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 120. ISBN 9781476605739. It was fashionable at Christmastime to bake a mince pie in the form of a manger topped with an image of the Christ Child fashioned from dough, for the spices and sweetmeats were held as symbols of the Magi's gifts. ^ Jump up to: a b c Timbs 1866, p. 149 ^ Jump up to: a b John 2005, p. 78 ^ Selden 1856, p. 27 ^ Dyer 2007, pp. 458–459 ^ Brand 1849, pp. 527–528 ^ Ayto 1990, pp. 184–185 ^ Markham & Best 1994, p. 104 ^ Brand 1849, p. 530 ^ Lee 1854, p. 141 ^ Jump up to: a b Chambers 1864, p. 755 ^ Quote taken from Lewis, Thomas (1720), English Presbyterian eloquence, printed for T. Bickerton, and reproduced in Brand 1849, pp. 527–528 ^ N/A 1744, p. 500 ^ Butler & Johnson 1807, p. 21 ^ "Grubstreet Journal, Dec. 27. No. 209. On Christmas Pye", The Gentleman's Magazine, hosted at bodley.ox.ac.uk, pp. 652–653, December 1733, retrieved 24 November 2010 ^ Baker 1992, pp. 32–33 ^ Stavely & Fitzgerald 2004, p. 220 ^ Hirst, Christopher (4 December 2011), "Sweet Delight: A Brief History of the Mince Pie", independent.co.uk, The Independent, retrieved 7 December 2011 ^ Baker 1992, p. 33 ^ George, Colin (11 January 2012), Booming Mince Pie and Coffee Sales Boost Greggs, nebusiness.co.uk, retrieved 14 November 2012 ^ Clare, Sean (6 April 2012), "Illegal Mince Pies and Other UK Legal Legends", bbc.co.uk, BBC, retrieved 14 November 2012 ^ Jump up to: a b Peggy M. Baker (November–December 2002). "Thanksgiving and the New England Pie" (PDF). Pilgrim Hall Museum. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-12-22. Retrieved 3 December 2015.