https://spitalfieldslife.com/2009/12/02/the-first-mince-pies-of-the-season/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:19:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2009/12/02/the-first-mince-pies-of-the-season/#comment-72 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:19:41 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=2097#comment-72 A wonderful descripton – my tummy is rumbling. Reminiscent of A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett “Sara opened the paper bag and took out one of the hot buns, which had already warmed her own cold hands a little.”

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2009/12/02/the-first-mince-pies-of-the-season/#comment-71 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:40:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=2097#comment-71 Oh, mince pies! Some people don’t like them. I used to scoff them with a port and brandy drink I was introduced to working in an off-license. Really I used to scoff them, I didn’t hold back. Once a year, of course.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2009/12/02/the-first-mince-pies-of-the-season/#comment-70 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:11:12 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com.s83288.gridserver.com/?p=2097#comment-70 The confection looks fabulous and your description is mouthwatering but it is the plate that I covet!

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