As the book opens, Kate is in the kitchen in the middle of the night, intentionally «distressing» store - bought mincemeat pies with a rolling pin. (religion-online.org)
I never liked pumpkin pie as a kid, either (although I loved mincemeat pie at Thanksgiving, and I never eat that now). (crazyforcrust.com)
We're making mincemeat pie now for Christmas, which would count as a desperation pie because it started in England when people were trying to save meats for the winter.» (bonappetit.com)