Pie!

For several years I have been sorely disappointed at not being able to find my pie ingredient that I love. I consider this mostly a Thanksgiving pie. But, I love mincemeat pie made with the box version of Borden None Such Mincemeat.

I always bought the little box with the dried chunk of pie ingredients. The instructions say to put water and egg yolk and to pour it into the crust and bake. Since I never followed the recipe, the quart jar was just ignored. I refused to buy it.

However, every year I call and complain about the absence of Borden None Such Mincemeat in the little box. Even with coupons, the company could never convince me to try the jarred product. I turned down the offer of coupons to be mailed to me.

While I was in Walmart, I think, I found it again in the little box, but now it is distributed by Smuckers. Now, I just have to check and see if this comes from China.

There is a very good recipe on the box for mincemeat cookies that I have tried several times.

I think mincemeat would make great fried pies or hand pies. What do you think about this idea?

Your turn
Do you ever eat mincemeat pie? Some people hate it. Do you? If you eat None Such in your pies, have you missed it? Or, did you switch to the jarred product?