This week, two sweets, and a question.
Does anyone on the list make traditional English Christmas Puddings, and is there a substitute for suet in them? Has anyone used the packaged Atora suet that you can buy on Amazon for puddings?
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-JT
No, never made them but the suet info was just checked yesterday after seeing a recipe for mincemeat. It was suggested you ask your local butcher what he might recommend. According to this site lard and suet are not the same and English suet is not the same as American suet. My grandfather used suet when making chili ....and what he used NEVER looked like lard!!!
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071011155613AAxOji1
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I use suet.
I assume you like Christmas Puddings. But I don’t recommend suet for an unaccustomed palate. It’s an acquired taste. Why not make a Christmas cake which doesn’t use suet and is made of basically the same ingredients only with a nice fondant icing on top.