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Originally Posted by Lil Sis  
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A pottle is a measurement term meaning 1.9 liters or half gallon. Like our bushel or peck I would think?
Mince meat pie is referring to how the meat is prepared... Sally help me on this... in uk and like countries ground beef is called minced beef.
I tell my students how cool it is that almost every country has a version of a meat pie... or meat patty. Even my former sil from Japan made a dish that was a pastry with meat in the middle.
My dh... who is very picky about food  .. makes me prepare a different meal for each part of the holiday season... Turkey for Thanksgiving, pork (cuban) for Christmas eve, this year we had an Italian dinner, Prime rib for New Years Eve, and of course black eye peas and the fixens for New Years Day!! |
Hee hee! We used to have bushels and pecks too - but I've never even HEARD of a pottle....
And yes, ground beef IS minced beef - but we also have ground steak, which is ground much more finely. I love ground steak best.
Plus (please all gasp in amazement!) I have never, ever eaten a mince pie, or know anyone that has, that has ANY MEAT IN IT WHATSOEVER!!!
Truly, ours are all fruit (sultanas, candied peel, cherries etc) within an all-butter shortcrust pastry case.
I don't think we're very Downton Abbey in Surrey....
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