It all started at the end of August. Since then, week by week, shelf by shelf, more and more food items associated with Christmas are displayed in the supermarkets. Now, at the beginning of October, it is extremely difficult to avoid or escape from them. I do like a lot of Christmas foods, and mince pies are no exceptions, but only if they have a reduced to clear sticker, like the ones in the photograph, bought and consumed on 22 September 2025.
These puff pastry mince pies from the Co-op were pretty tasty, but they were probably not the healthiest things I could have chosen.