Reading this celebration of blending industrial food with 'real' produce for special occasions is a reminder of how uptight us Europeans are. I could buy mint jelly online (a favourite with lamb) because no one seems to sell it in France. But I choose to make my own, from the kitchen garden. I fancy that this makes me somewhat classier.
Talk of Thanksgiving aliens brings to mind this Science Fiction flavored take on the encounter between the Native Americans and Europeans around Massachusetts Bay.
Reading this celebration of blending industrial food with 'real' produce for special occasions is a reminder of how uptight us Europeans are. I could buy mint jelly online (a favourite with lamb) because no one seems to sell it in France. But I choose to make my own, from the kitchen garden. I fancy that this makes me somewhat classier.
Talk of Thanksgiving aliens brings to mind this Science Fiction flavored take on the encounter between the Native Americans and Europeans around Massachusetts Bay.
https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/11/28/the-story-of-thanksgiving-is-a-science-fiction-story/
But I really hope to try out a real mince pie at some point. I'm not much of a baker myself and I don't think I've ever seen one for sale.
You can order some from Amazon! https://a.co/d/h49do6b
It's always scared me, but I could be wrong. I was wrong about haggis and blood pudding.