I love a mince pie. I eat far too many over the festive period and when Christmas is over, I look forward to the time when they appear in the shops again. This is now usually sometime around October, so I have less time to wait but still. So, imagine my dismay when this year, when my trusty favourites – Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Mince Pies – finally hit the shelves, they were sporting the dreaded ‘Brand New Recipe’ sticker! My heart sank. Why had they messed with my beloved pie? What was so wrong with the old recipe? I bought a box and sure enough, the magic was gone.
