Slightly unseasonal ;)

Many years ago we made the decision to buy a chest freezer – what a mistake. I’d watched my mother struggle to reach Tupperware boxes which had made their way to the bottom, as well as finding escaped frozen peas in all the folds of plastic bags complete with wire twist ties. So, thankfully, we have an upright freezer with drawers that slide out so I can see exactly what is in each one. They are usually full with everything labelled and arranged neatly according to its’ category – cakes, soups, beef, chicken, pork etc. Hidden amongst the cakes was a tray of mince pies. I always make plenty as two of our young people will only eat the ones I make with homemade mincemeat and orange dessert pastry…proper melt-in-the-mouth flavours. How could that tray still be there? I’m going to need the patty tin soon for multiple Easter Nests so the beleagured shopkeepers became the lucky recipients today for their Cake Friday treat! Did they mind mince pies in March? Not a bit!! 😉