4 1.00/25p 195 9 Riverford: mince pies 6 4.95/82.5p 190 10 The Co-op: irresistible butter crust mince pies 6 2.00/33.3p 189 11 Budgens: mince pies 6 1.50/25p 168 Filling, pastry and appearance In the table above you can see the overall winners and when it comes to the filling, Euphorium scored the highest marks with a score of 83 out of a possible 120, while the Co-op was lowest in this category with 57. When it comes to pastry, Waitrose was top with 82 while Budgens came in last with 49 while for overall appearance Riverfood was last place with 55 and the Waitrose pies were again in top with 94 points. The winners Top for the second year running was Heston Blumenthal's mince pies for Waitrose. Priced at 3.29 for a pack of six or 82.2p, these are one of the most expensive pies on offer but clearly a firm favourite with the Lovemoney staff who seemed particulary fond of the cinnamon flavour. These were followed by pies from the Euphorium bakery, with a score of 233, another premium brand with one pie costing 1.60, which one taster said had a "very juicy filling". Third place knocks the trend a little with Morrisons getting a score of 224, beating the likes of supermarket rivals such as Sainsbury's and Tesco and also high-end brands such as Harrods and Fortnum & Mason. The Morrison pies "feel homemade in a good way" according to one taster and another said they had the