Fiji carols with Aussie mince tarts

If you've been reading my blog for a year or two, you may be expecting both a recipe and Christmas music from Fiji this December. You'll still get a Fijian choir, but this year I'm sharing an Australian recipe for traditional British fruit mince pies or tarts. Recently a reader from New York State told me mince pies are no longer a staple Christmas dish in the United States. He recalled his grandmother made one at Thanksgiving and another at Christmas.

'One?' I asked. In Australia mince pies ...