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ChiefGB 15 Nov 2018 09:51:06 13,815 posts
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I can pass about one mince pie a year, all in the name of “getting in the spirit of things” and everytime I end up thinking wtf is this shit. They do vary a bit though depending on quality of pastry and peel to other shit ratio.

smoothpete 15 Nov 2018 09:51:10 37,743 posts
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I would put stollen in the "fuck off" category also

Alastair 15 Nov 2018 09:51:50 24,828 posts
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Hmmm, I can't join the hate.
I like mince pies and Christmas pudding.
Don't like Christmas Cake though, or heavy fruit cake in general.

smoothpete 15 Nov 2018 09:52:02 37,743 posts
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They say you should make a wish when you eat your first mince pie of the year. Which I think would be "I wish I wasn't eating this mince pie"

Alastair 15 Nov 2018 09:53:26 24,828 posts
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I wish Pete will give me the rest of his mince pies (not including the one he just took a bite of)

monkman76 15 Nov 2018 09:53:30 18,987 posts
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Get out with your filthy EU stollen. Panettone too. British mince pies all the way.

Rogueywon 15 Nov 2018 09:53:51 12,387 posts
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I made a decent Christmas pudding once. The secret was the quantity of brandy I used. So ok, it was basically brandy with a few raisins floating in it.

challenge_hanukkah 15 Nov 2018 09:54:09 14,394 posts
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Made from real British beef mince

Decks 15 Nov 2018 09:56:37 31,013 posts
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Yeah Christmas pudding is doable if I'm really pissed and it's soaked in Brandy.

evilashchris 15 Nov 2018 09:58:14 7,785 posts
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Aldi's black forest mince pies are mana from heaven. Change my mind.

smoothpete 15 Nov 2018 09:58:22 37,743 posts
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I tried making actual beef mince pies one year instead of this fruit nonsense, they were loads better.

ChiefGB 15 Nov 2018 09:59:23 13,815 posts
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Christmas and fruit cake, also goes in the “we are not living in fucking Charles Dickens style squalor” anymore.

Panettone however is actually pretty lovely with some thick cream.

monkman76 15 Nov 2018 10:22:32 18,987 posts
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ChiefGB? ChiefEU more like.

smoothpete 15 Nov 2018 10:36:39 37,743 posts
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BEHOLD!

Marmite brussel sprouts!!

http://www.ladbible.com/news/food-iceland-are-flogging-marmite-brussels-sprouts-for-christmas-20181113

Decks 15 Nov 2018 10:39:00 31,013 posts
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the fuck is wrong with people.

askew 15 Nov 2018 10:40:31 24,121 posts
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Christmas cake > panettone: cake vs bread?!

smoothpete 15 Nov 2018 10:44:12 37,743 posts
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I actually think marmite sprouts would be delicious tbh

fontgeeksogood 15 Nov 2018 11:25:24 12,913 posts
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smoothpete wrote:
I actually think marmite sprouts would be delicious tbh

Same

waggy79 15 Nov 2018 11:26:53 2,367 posts
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Will definitely be trying those.

Fake_Blood 15 Nov 2018 11:31:43 11,093 posts
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As a dirty foreigner I had to google what these are. I’ve had dried fruit in a cake before, but to be honest the pictures I saw of this do not look very appetising.

nickthegun 15 Nov 2018 11:36:18 87,711 posts
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I think the general rule of thumb is that if you don't eat it for the other 51 weeks a year, it's because it's shit.

Alastair 15 Nov 2018 11:38:29 24,828 posts
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nickthegun wrote:
I think the general rule of thumb is that if you don't eat it for the other 51 weeks a year, it's because it's shit.

Quite. I give you roast turkey - why do we bother?

StarchildHypocrethes 15 Nov 2018 11:39:43 33,974 posts
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Mince pies are indeed shit, along with christmas pudding, christmas cake and Cadbury's Roses.

Alastair 15 Nov 2018 11:39:47 24,828 posts
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I'll tell you why we bother. Because bossy sisters-in-law INSIST that we MUST have turkey and shut down all discussion.
Because I am second (or third) nicest forumite and don't like to argue with it, I just accept it as I prefer a quiet life.

Alastair 15 Nov 2018 11:40:09 24,828 posts
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StarchildHypocrethes wrote:
Mince pies are indeed shit, along with christmas pudding, christmas cake and Cadbury's Roses.

Quality Street all the way

nickthegun 15 Nov 2018 11:47:06 87,711 posts
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Fuck Quality Street, Heroes all the way.

Dougs 15 Nov 2018 11:54:08 100,414 posts
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Celebrations imo. Quality St are good tho

Rogueywon 15 Nov 2018 12:05:27 12,387 posts
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I grew up thinking turkey was a rubbish meat because my mother is a terrible cook. So we'd only have turkey at Christmas and it would inevitably be completely unseasoned and cooked to the point where its meat had the texture of balsa wood.

Since I started doing the Christmas cooking myself, I've learned that it can actually be quite nice, cooked properly. I sometimes even have it when it isn't Christmas.

fontgeeksogood 15 Nov 2018 12:07:17 12,913 posts
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Turkey always gives me the shits

richarddavies 15 Nov 2018 12:10:36 8,312 posts
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I've been dishing out some of these in the office today. The new Walkers crisps in Christmas flavours. One of them being Brussel Sprouts. Taste like shite. The Turkey and stuffing was okay though, reminded me of a tin of Heinz Chicken soup.

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/302482174

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