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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.