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* Mince pie (or mincemeat pie or Christmas pie) is a holiday dessert that was once popular in Britain. The traditional recipe for the filling of this pie (which is, in fact, usually small tarts) is beef tongue, beef suet, raisins, currants, mace, cloves, nutmeg, brown sugar, apples, lemons, brandy and orange peel; occasionally, goose, veal, lamb or mutton is used in place of beef. While many who view this as unappetizing will claim it was an “old world” taste, the truth is there were plenty of gourmets who were put off by it even then; [[Samuel Johnson]] wrote of an “old Puritan” friend of his who was turned off by mince pie and similar foods. Most modern mince pies are simply mixed fruit and nuts, but the traditional type is still not unheard of, so few are willing to try something presented as “mince”.
* Figgy pudding (or plum pudding or Christmas pudding) is something most Americans only know of from the song “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”. Another holdover from traditional times, it is made from spices, dried fruit (often plums and/or figs, as the name implies) and suet, and then cooked via steaming, later served with ice cream or custard; some recipes call for molasses, brandy, or beer. Whatever the exact composition, it usually comes out of the oven looking like an unappetizing brown dome. Learning that this dessert was once also made with meat and chopped vegetables and that it was once made at the beginning of Advent (December 3rd) and set to rest until Christmas is another big turn-off.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifle Trifle], another old dessert that has gained a bad reputation in modern times. Sort of a fruity gelatin type of dish, it is a layered dessert consisting of a layer of sponge cake (sometimes soaked in sherry or brandy) or lady fingers cookies, then a layer of fruit, gelatin, and/or jelly, and then a layer of whipped cream, in that order, served in a glass or clear bowl. This seems nice, but unless served very fresh, the bottom cake/cookie layer tends to become soggy by the time it is served, and the knowledge that it was once intended as a way to use up leftovers (like stale bread) in 18th Century Britain turns a lot of folks off. (It’s not a coincidence that “trifle” is now a word meaning “something of little value or importance”.) Plus the famous [[Thanksgiving Episode]] of ''[[Friends]]'' where [[Cordon Bleugh Chef]] Rachel’s infamous attempt to make it results in something barely edible, a [[Colbert Bump]] in reverse.
* Panettone bread, an odd cake-bread hybrid with fruit, is a lot like fruitcake, only lighter. It is very popular in Italy, especially in Milan, but not much so anywhere else save regions with a high amount of Italian expats and their descendants. There are actually scores of recipes online posted for ways to use leftover Panettone (like French toast and bread pudding) suggesting they were posted for those who tried serving it at parties but ended up with most of it uneaten. In Latin America, where Italian migration has made panettone a Christmas staple, [[Broken Base| there are online fights]] between the people who do like traditional panettone and the people who prefer either chocolate panettone or the similar but fruit-less pandoro.
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