Can you buy suet in the US?
Jan 15th 2008, 3:51 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by Mandana
I've looked in Krogers and HEB but no luck. Then again, I didn't look very hard and didn't have the time to ask anyone, but I'm wondering if it's actually available as I was discussing how to make Christmas pudding with some American ladies and they'd never heard of suet!
Are we destined to live a life dumpling-less?!
Are we destined to live a life dumpling-less?!
Oh, you mean you eat it?!?!? :embaressed_smile:
Jan 15th 2008, 3:56 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by bridgecross
Growing up in the US Northeast, we always had suet available. My mom always got it at the local pet store or birdwatcher's club. You stick it out on a pole to attract certain species of winter bird.
Oh, you mean you eat it?!?!? :embaressed_smile:
Oh, you mean you eat it?!?!? :embaressed_smile:
Suet (for puddings) is the finest fat from around the kidney. Bird suet is all sorts of yucky fat ground together.
Jan 15th 2008, 5:31 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
I just had to google suet to find out what it was. I wish I hadn't, now! 
Jan 15th 2008, 9:22 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by Mandana
I've looked in Krogers and HEB but no luck. Then again, I didn't look very hard and didn't have the time to ask anyone, but I'm wondering if it's actually available as I was discussing how to make Christmas pudding with some American ladies and they'd never heard of suet!
Are we destined to live a life dumpling-less?!
Are we destined to live a life dumpling-less?!
The British Isles Store in Rice Village in Houston sells it.
Jan 17th 2008, 1:57 am
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
The British Isles Store in Rice Village in Houston sells it.
http://www.buybritish.net/store/cust...roductid=18708
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Jan 17th 2008, 3:07 am
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
The British Isles Store in Rice Village in Houston sells it.
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Jan 17th 2008, 4:50 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
I have even seen vegetable suet in places... no problems here in Michigan.
Jan 19th 2008, 10:24 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by E17Avenue
I have even seen vegetable suet in places... no problems here in Michigan.
Jan 20th 2008, 2:09 am
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by cpltony
I made a bread pudding without suet....I substituted lard and it worked well.....just be sure to dice it into tiny pieces for fear of lard chunks after coming out of the oven.
Not sure how well it will work in a Christmas Pudding though.
Hope that helps.
Not sure how well it will work in a Christmas Pudding though.
Hope that helps.
I make bread pudding without suet or lard. Use butter, milk, eggs, sugar and spices.
Jan 20th 2008, 2:16 am
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
If you can't find a butcher find a slaughterhouse
Jan 20th 2008, 12:28 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by Thydney
If you can't find a butcher find a slaughterhouse
Great suet though, once I dismantled it.
To the OP - if you get a chunk of the stuff - pull the nice white bits off the membrane, freeze them, then shred with a food processor - otherwise it'll gum up whatever you're trying to grind it with.
Jan 20th 2008, 4:46 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by Tracym
Which is what happened to me - when I thought I was going to a butcher
Great suet though, once I dismantled it.
To the OP - if you get a chunk of the stuff - pull the nice white bits off the membrane, freeze them, then shred with a food processor - otherwise it'll gum up whatever you're trying to grind it with.
Great suet though, once I dismantled it.
To the OP - if you get a chunk of the stuff - pull the nice white bits off the membrane, freeze them, then shred with a food processor - otherwise it'll gum up whatever you're trying to grind it with.
Jan 20th 2008, 5:34 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by Thydney
You can't beat a nice bit of fat from a cows intestines
Unless you know differently?
Jan 20th 2008, 8:43 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by Tracym
Nah, I believe the definition of fine suet is "fat from around the kidney of a prime beef".
Unless you know differently?
Unless you know differently?
Jan 20th 2008, 8:55 pm
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Re: Can you buy suet in the US?
Originally Posted by Thydney
LOL I usually call all the guts 'puddings' don't know why intestines came out but you are correct
