Mmmm. Home-made mince pies.

Thanks to Our Lady of the Blessed Spatula, and my amazing discovery - at last - of possibly the only place in New York that can still provide you beef suet, I have made mince pies this year. Not very many, but they smell fantastic, and the urge to scoff them before our Christmas party is almost insurmountable. Here they are:

Now, if only I had Granny Newman's recipe, and the incantation for Brandy Butter...

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