68
Catalogue of Brand Material.
Mince-pies —
,, As many as eaten in different houses during the twelve days of Christmas, so many happy months in the next twelvemonth
,, Lucky to keep mincemeat till Easter _ . -
Meat in minch-Tpie, none in mince-pie Christmas pie watched all night (? while baking) -
" Keeches " (triangular turn- over pasties filled with mincemeat, a pastry bird in centre) . - -
One made for each child ^ -
"Christmas pigs" (piecrust shaped like pigs, filled with chopped pork or with mincemeat) . - -
Game pie (raised" standing pies " generally pro\aded at inns to set before guests)
Goose pie - - - -
Giblet pie - - - -
Haggis (Christmas Day, for- merly breakfast, since dinner) - - - -
Hackings, Hack-pudding (sheep's heart, suet, fruits. Christmas Day breakfast)
" Pig-cheer " (everyone must help to prepare)
Brawn (daily breakfast during Christmas) . . -
LOCALITY
Westmd., Cumbd.,
Northumbd., Lines., Staffs., Salop.
Glos. (Churchdown).
Lines. 1
Devon.
Herrick (17th cent.). Northants. {circa i860),
Notts., Leic, Derby.sh.
and (?) Warw.
North Lines.
Yorksh.
North Country, Salop.
Northumbd., Cornwall.
Northumbd.
Cumbd. (Whitbeck).
Derbysh.
Cambridge (Clare Coll.). Inner Temple (i6th cent.).
^ Early descriptions of "Christmas-pie" always mention chopped "beeves' tongue " among the ingredients. 2 Cf. N. and Q. 8th ser. ii. 505.
