Scottish lodge ‘BANS’ mince pies this Christmas

On Nov 29, 2023

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Published: 07:10, 29 November 2023 | Updated: 07:24, 29 November 2023

A lodge has made the choice to ‘ban’ mince pies from their festive menu for the primary time in 53 years as a consequence of ‘years of low demand and excessive wastage’.

Guests on the Glynhill Hotel & Spa in Renfrew, Glasgow, will as a substitute be provided different dessert choices.

These will embrace a cheesecake of the day with vanilla ice cream, sticky toffee pudding, a banana cut up and blended fruit pavlova.

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Other decisions on the 147-room lodge will embrace a brownie sundae and vegan chocolate fudge cake.

Chef Willie Millar stated: ‘Every 12 months, we purchase them, we serve them, then with a only a few exceptions we bin them – which seems like an terrible waste.

Chef Willie Millar (pictured) said most of the mince pies the hotel orders at Christmas are discarded

Chef Willie Millar (pictured) stated a lot of the mince pies the lodge orders at Christmas are discarded

Alternative dessert options at the Glynhill Hotel & Spa (pictured) will include a cheesecake of the day with vanilla ice cream, sticky toffee pudding, a banana split and mixed fruit pavlova

Alternative dessert choices on the Glynhill Hotel & Spa (pictured) will embrace a cheesecake of the day with vanilla ice cream, sticky toffee pudding, a banana cut up and blended fruit pavlova

The mince pie custom

Mince pies have been round for hundreds of years however have modified past recognition since their first point out from data from the 14th century.

They have been a lot greater, oval-shaped and initially full of meat.

They additionally contained the elements they’re full of at this time – dried fruit, nuts and spices.

The mixture of very candy elements with savoury was quite common in medieval instances – particularly when you have been wealthy.

Mince pies additionally was a lot bigger, as they have been designed to feed a big medieval crowd.

The first point out of mince pies being seasonal was in 1557, in accordance with Zester Daily, and it’s thought that the customized of consuming them at Christmas started round then, if not earlier.

‘Not very many individuals in any respect appear to love them, even much less need them on the finish of their meal, so it seems like a little bit of a no brainer to easily ban them this Christmas and give attention to providing desserts and candy treats which our prospects do need.

‘We suppose we may be the primary venue in Scotland to take away mince pies from their Christmas menus but it surely’s in keeping with buyer suggestions – and also will imply a discount in wastage which may solely be an excellent factor.

‘Bye bye mince pies. Gone… and forgotten!’

The lodge, which costs a mean price of £85 per evening, stated the response has been principally constructive.

But shocked locals took to social media to share their outrage in regards to the finish of the mince pies.

One particular person wrote ‘I really like them!’

Another stated: ‘Get your kitchen to make their very own! People do not wish to pay a premium for one thing we are able to purchase within the outlets.’

Mr Millar stated the lodge normally ordered round 5,000 mince pies yearly to cater for Christmas events and occasions.

But a staggering 80 per cent of them ended up in bin baggage, in accordance with the chef.

More than 70 million mince pies are thrown away throughout the UK yearly, in accordance with estimates.

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