 Editor in Chief Bill   | 24 Dec 2018 3:55 p.m. PST |
A tin of mince pies made during World War II has been found under a hotel's floorboards. The Christmas staple was preserved in air-tight conditions underneath the floor and they are still in good condition – but regrettably are not edible. They were discovered addressed to Phil Davis alongside a letter signed "Best, Love from Mum."… link |
| John Armatys | 24 Dec 2018 4:00 p.m. PST |
Call me fussy, but if they are not edible I don't think that they can be described as "in good condition"…. Merry Christmas everyone! |
 PaulCollins  | 24 Dec 2018 5:31 p.m. PST |
Maybe they just mean that she was a poor pie maker and that's why they are not edible. |
| Martin Rapier | 25 Dec 2018 1:06 a.m. PST |
I'm sure if you put them in the microwave for 30 seconds they'd be fine. A bit chewy maybe. |
 4th Cuirassier | 25 Dec 2018 3:04 a.m. PST |
Better get a structural engineer in just in case. They could be load-bearing mince pies. |
| King Monkey | 25 Dec 2018 5:14 a.m. PST |
Being wartime, they were probably inedible when they were made. |
| deephorse | 25 Dec 2018 4:17 p.m. PST |
And it was probably not real mince either. |
| Zephyr1 | 25 Dec 2018 8:47 p.m. PST |
Was Mum trying to do in Phil by sending him an IED*…?
* InEdible Dessert ;-)
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| Legion 4 | 27 Dec 2018 9:18 a.m. PST |
Ah … yeah … like fruitcake, mince pies are an "acquired" taste I'd think. However, those recently found mince pies should be in a museum if not the garbage … |
| Ed Mohrmann | 28 Dec 2018 9:15 a.m. PST |
Mince pies an acquired taste ? Perhaps – but one which
I acquired many years ago ! G'mother's mince pies made with Brandy and Rum ! Two slices and you'd be schnockered ! |
| Legion 4 | 29 Dec 2018 8:00 a.m. PST |
Well some like fruitcake too !  |
| Starfury Rider | 29 Dec 2018 9:01 a.m. PST |
I've always suspected that, in the wrong hands, mince pies could make a very effective weapon of war… |
