Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1902 — Origin of Mince Pie. [ARTICLE]

Origin of Mince Pie.

English plum pudding and mince pies both owe their origin, or are supposed to, to an occurrence attendant upon the birth of Christ The highly seasoned ingredients refer to the offering of apices, frankincense and myrrh by the wise men of the East to the Christ Child.—New York World.