Pork pie aristocratic visitors carry lumps of pie with them on horseback". The main distinctive feature of a Melton pie is that it is made with a hand-formed crust. The uncured meat of a Melton pie is grey in colour when cooked; the meat is chopped, rather than minced. As the pies are baked free-standing, the sides bow outwards, rather than being vertical as with mould-baked pies. In light of the premium price of the Melton Mowbray pie, the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association applied for protection under European Protected designation of origin laws as a result of the increasing production of
Hose, Leicestershire late Saxon period. Hose was cited as "Hoches" and "Howes" in the Domesday Book of 1086. Hose, Leicestershire Hose is a village in the English county of Leicestershire, within the Borough of Melton. The population is about 500. The town of Melton Mowbray is six miles (10 km) to the south. Forming part of the civil parish of Clawson, Hose and Harby, Hose is in the far north-east of the county, in the Vale of Belvoir. It lies close to the route of the defunct Grantham Canal, which has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and underwent a