The deer meat pulled apart like pulled pork
The Mincemeat Pie was not a hit but it was more the unwillingness of folks to even give it a try. A pie with deer meat in it was a pretty foreign concept and seemed to be a hurdle hard to overcome.
My wife tried it and she liked it but being married to me she knows wild game is often on the table and she will usually try something once. I had a nephew who gave it a shot and while we haven’t talked about it I hear he thought it was ok.
I realize that much of this is a cultural thing growing up in New England it was a pie I saw often around the holidays. Here in the South its not a pie people have seen before. I’ve tried grits and don’t see what the big deal is I usually pass on them. I got a brother who lives in Maine that every time I go up there I bring him grits…. he just loves them.
The dessert table at Christmas was overflowing with goodies…many time tested in the family…. so it was understandable my pie got looked at and past over.
I guess if your not going to push me to eat grits I won’t push ya to eat my mincemeat pie… but I’ll tell ya you don’t know what your missing.
Chances are good if you stop by my house on Christmas next year there be a slice of mincemeat pie and a good cup of coffee waiting for ya but if ya looking for grits you better head to my brother’s house in Maine.
