Mince Pies In July?

[losgigs]

Saw mince pies on sale in local Asda yesterday. Are they now on sale all year round or have they just started going on sale in readiness for the C-word (Won't mention it yet as it's still 6 months off!)

[DTCwordfan]

Truro Cathedral's Xmas store was open last week and some distinctively American Christmas items in its stock......

[Mamyalynne]

I thought they were available all year, nothing seasonal about the ingredients is there?

[inksplotter]

Shepherd's pies and Cottage pies both contain mince. Eccles cakes contain mincemeat.

[Arksided]

I love mince pies... I always thought they were seasonal. I'll have a look for them next time I'm in Tesco.

[Mamyalynne]

You can have mine, I don't like them.

[Captain2]

Send them over mamya - I eat them all year round - love 'em.

[corylus]

Inksplotter, that not the same mince that's in Christmas mince pies!

[Mamyalynne]

I'll swap you for a Malt loaf Cap'n.

[Arksided]

Arksided adds malt loaf to the list...

[shoota]

Ooooh, malt loaf, slathered in butter wi' white crumbly cheese thereupon....

[Mamyalynne]

Yummy

[cupid04]

Why not...you can get Cadbury's crème eggs all year round...

[Georgiesmum]

And i used to think when i saw crumpets in the shops it was a sign of winter but we bought some last week from Morrisons.!

[gingejbee]

My local Asda has hot X-buns all year round...I always buy some whenever I go there.

[Elina]

Really losgigs! Brilliant, love them. You can buy mincemeat in the jar the whole year round but not the pies.

[fred123jj]

We saw them also in an asda in Cumbria - http://ablogfrommydog.com/contents1a/2014/07/asda-sells-mince-pies-in-july/

[carolegif]

Eccles cakes should only have currants and butter in them. Never mincemeat! When I lived in Manchester they were very particular about it.

[gingejbee]

...currants, butter AND mixed spice, surely?

[carolegif]

Sorry! Missed out the spice!