| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The addition of spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg was, according to the English antiquary John Timbs, in token of the offerings of the Eastern Magi.[1][2] Several authors, including Timbs, viewed the pie as being derived from an old Roman custom practised during Saturnalia, where Roman fathers in the Vatican were presented with sweetmeats.[1] Early pies were much larger than those consu
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