Towards the end of November every year, the village of Oystermouth in Swansea shuts down to traffic for the best part of a day while the local populace come together to turn on the Christmas lights. The actual event takes place just outside the church I belong to, so we usually open up to serve tea, coffee and mince pies to the locals. As well as giving mince pies to those coming into the church, we also hand them out to those outside in the street.
A couple of years ago, we were approached by a member of the trading standards who told us that we couldn’t give the mince pies out the way we had been doing. He went on to inform us that we had to have a sign on the tray stating EXACTLY what was in the pies.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but over recent years we seem to have become far more aware of the food that we eat, and the changes have all taken place in my lifetime.
