But how is it that a meaty pudding from the Middle Ages has come to play such a central role in our modern Christmas celebrations?
For hundreds of years the delicious mince pie has been enjoyed as a tasty, warming and filling treat — early on as a main dish, now most often to finish off a meal or to serve up as a treat. Warm, spicy mincemeat and the crisp pastry crust complement each other, and also go beautifully with a spoonful or two of whipped cream or a cold scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Mince pies were first served in the early middle ages, and the pies were quite sizeable, filled with a mixture of finely minced meat, chopped up fruit and a preserving liquid. Mincemeat originally came about as a good way of preserving meat, without salting, curing, smoking or drying it. In , King Henry V served a mincemeat pie at his coronation.
Henry the VII was fond of the meaty Christmas pie as a main dish, filled with minced meat and fruit. Mince pies have been known under several names over the years. They have been referred to as mince pies in literature by countless dignitaries and important historical figures. The same can be said for shortbread. The sweet, crumbly version that Walkers has made since is certainly traditional, but the original shortbreads would be a far cry from the delicious treat available today.
Read more about the history of shortbread, or tuck in to a historic treat by ordering your Christmas favourites here! As with many traditional recipes, especially the ones we make and enjoy around big holidays or life events, mince pies are steeped with tradition and customs. Mincemeat would often be made on stir-up Sunday along with the Christmas pudding, the last Sunday before Advent.
As a side note, did you know the Christmas pudding also originally had meat in it? Stirring the mincemeat was quite an event, and English tradition dictates that it should only be stirred clockwise. Stirring the mincemeat anti-clockwise would lead to bad luck and poor fortune in the coming 12 months. To spread the joy, it was tradition in England that each member of the family gave the mixture a stir, while making a wish.
And if you wanted to be ensure good health and happiness in the upcoming year, you should eat one mince pie every day for the Twelve Days of Christmas, from Christmas Eve until the 5 th of January. XLS format. PNG format. PDF format. Show details about this statistic.
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