RE: [lace-chat] Mince Pies

2007-12-13 Thread Carolyn Hastings
PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:10 PM To: Lace-Chat Subject: [lace-chat] Mince Pies According to the Daily Telegraph's online advent calendar http://tinyurl.com/2bw9cb for 13th December, mince pies were either coffin shaped or manger shaped with a pastry baby on top prior

Re: [lace-chat] Mince Pies

2007-12-13 Thread Joy Beeson
On 12/13/07 8:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to the Daily Telegraph's online advent calendar http://tinyurl.com/2bw9cb for 13th December, mince pies were either coffin shaped or manger shaped with a pastry baby on top prior to 1650. I can understand the manger bit but can anyone

Re: [lace-chat] Mince Pies

2007-12-13 Thread Helen Ward
Googling for 'coffin shaped mince pies' came up with coffin or cradle shaped Makes sense. Helen in hot SE Qld, Australia. According to the Daily Telegraph's online advent calendar http://tinyurl.com/2bw9cb for 13th December, mince pies were either coffin shaped or manger shaped