How to Eat Your Mince Pies

This method of eating a mince pie was first developed by my brother Ron and I many years ago when we lived at home. On Saturday afternoon we would always have an afternoon tea (plate pies, cakes, sandwhiches and of course Mr Kiplings mince pies), we (my brother and I) developed a way of tormenting our Nana by selecting any item from the table and 'downing it in one'. Nana would be horrified and 'shop' us to Dad. You would often hear Nana shouting from the dining table 'Ronnie - they're at it again'. The trick then was to consume what ever was 'loaded' in your mouth before Mam or Dad could get in the room, therefore making Nana out to be a right liar. Such fun we had!!!



So - here I am demonstrating on a crowded train into Sydney. The first thing to do is to display the pie to everybody. When Ron and I were at home we would circle the entire table with our hand about three times (to get the full attention of Nana).










The next stage is to get the entire thing in your mouth in one go. A mince pie isn't that difficult. My brother Ron could get a full ham salad sandwich (half a 'stottie' cake) in his gob and still have room to spare - very impressive. I once managed to get a full orange (with peel on) in, which nearly choked me to death - but it was worth it to see the look on Nana's face.











Stage three is the difficult bit - having crammed the pie in, you now have to get it down without making a mess or choking. In the old days this had to be done in less than a minute, otherwise you'd get caught, but some days, if no one answered Nana's calls, you could cram another pie in there for added effect. They don't call my brother 'Ronnie Two Pies' for nothing.



Please kids - do try this at home.


By the way - the free cup of tea answers fron the Sydney blog were - Captain Cook sailed in the Endeavour, Sydney Bridge is a larger version of Newcastle bridge and Elvis doesn't like heights - hence the nervous look at the worlds steepest train ride!