In the days when tobacco and textiles ruled the South, mincemeat pie was the crown jewel of holiday celebrations. The boozy, heavily spiced, fruit-and-meat fillings were a balanced sorcery of sugar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A traditional British holiday pastry, mincemeat can best be described as a "boozy concoction of dried fruits." (Photo: Getty ...

Combine flaxseed and hot water in a small dish, set aside to cool completely. Place flours into a mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cooled flaxseed mixture and ...

I was recently having lunch with some friends, when our conversation changed to memories of past Christmases. What do we remember about the holidays when we were young and growing up? My friends and I ...

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Yes, you can get a homemade mincemeat pie locally. And you don’t have to be from the North to like it. Audrey Anderson makes them at her bakery, The Pie Folks, in Cordova. But first, here’s why ...

Whenever I spend the holidays in the US, I make my mom's mince pies. The sweet treat filled with dried fruit, spices, and brandy makes me feel like I'm back in the UK. They're relatively easy to make ...

As a child, mincemeat pie was never my first choice at the holiday table, yet I was completely fascinated by it. It was sweet, yet sharp, dense and rich, but it didn't taste like meat. My mother ...

As I child, I couldn't understand my grandfather's love for this special pie. As an adult, I finally get it. My grandfather’s favorite foods comprised a culinary genre all their own — what I called ...

There are certain foods constantly associated with the holiday season. Depending on the tradition and the part of the world, this may be anything from eggnog to fruitcake. But for centuries, many ...