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Merry Christmas to all

I decided I would make mince pies this year which is a very "english" tradition that I haven't done in quite a few years! I even make the crust from scratch!!...............my SIL will be so proud of me!


The wooden rolling pin is 45 years old!


Here they are half ready


Now they get brushed with milk & sprinkled with sugar to make the tops crunchy!


Just out of the oven..........notice the cook has coffee ready for the taste-off!


All prettied up for tomorrow.


I had to add some pictures of Miss Molly with her reindeer toy she got from Katie





I was trying to get her to pose but she kept getting this close!

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