I believe coffin in this case just means a box. Boxes at that time were
often called coffins -- you can see this term used to describe, for
instance, some embroidered boxes of the period.
Carolyn
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On 12/13/07 8:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
According to the Daily Telegraph's online advent calendar
http://tinyurl.com/2bw9cb for 13th December, mince pies
were either coffin shaped or manger shaped with a pastry
baby on top prior to 1650. I can understand the manger
bit but can anyone
On Dec 13, 2007, at 20:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can understand the manger bit but can anyone enlighten me as to the
significance of the coffin shape?
Coffin as in box (container). Another word of the same origin and
the same basic meaning is still used today -- coffer. Both,
Googling for 'coffin shaped mince pies' came up with coffin or cradle
shaped Makes sense.
Helen in hot SE Qld, Australia.
According to the Daily Telegraph's online advent calendar
http://tinyurl.com/2bw9cb for 13th December, mince pies were either
coffin shaped or manger shaped
