As I’m super busy with a work project (if there are roughly 20 blank pages in next week’s Village Voice, you’ll know I didn’t succeed.) I’ve taken a guest host for today, my friend Jon. He says:

Don’t let Anil’s ethnic background fool ya — he would just as soon throw a cow into a flash fryer as hold it sacred. As christmas is full of sexual allusion (yule log anyone?), we were both curious as to whether or not this infamous holiday sweetmeat was really any good.

So, what’s the word on pastry con carne? Is mincemeat pie edible?