tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35612423.post366357006063669553..comments2024-03-08T22:46:34.460-05:00Comments on What I Wore 2Day: Yosemite Chronicles: I read Food for the SettlerKasmirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01866928448186848884noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35612423.post-10808627065688626152016-07-20T13:21:04.920-04:002016-07-20T13:21:04.920-04:00My husband makes plum pudding every year for the h...My husband makes plum pudding every year for the holidays! It is a bit of an acquired taste, but if you like the ingredients, you should be fine. I think he has also used brandy instead of sherry for soaking the fruit. And he's even used 'vegetarian' suet - Agora, from the UK - and it turned out fine. <br /><br />And the hard sauce is important! That creamy butter/sugar blend with the spicey/boozy cake is heavenly! He pours brandy over it and lights it before serving. We all sit in the dark while he carries in the flaming pudding. It's become a fun tradition.<br /><br />Thanks for the lesson in settler cooking too. I had no idea about the stove heights either!<br /><br />~JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35612423.post-32151439534602922212016-07-20T01:58:25.827-04:002016-07-20T01:58:25.827-04:00I found this about Suet on food.com: A form of an...I found this about Suet on food.com: A form of animal fat, similar to lard, but usually sold in shredded form. Suet is the solid white fat found around the kidneys and loins of beef, sheep and other animals. Traditionally used in British cooking, particularly in dumplings, suet puddings, and some pastries. A vegetable version is now commonly available, made from an oil such as palm oil & usually combined with rice flour, which can be directly substituted for the animal fat version in recipes. I thought you might be interested in the vegetable version since I seem to remember you are a vegetarian. They make it sound like this could be found everywhere, but, an admittedly brief search of Amazon.com only turned up suet for animals. Good luck!<br />Vicki Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123394636677606110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35612423.post-4730891334013855602016-07-19T18:48:36.750-04:002016-07-19T18:48:36.750-04:00Suet is just drippings off meat - sub in any other...Suet is just drippings off meat - sub in any other kind of fat (I know you're vegetarian). A little research tells me that in pre-Victorian times, raisins were called plums. <br /><br />I love old-timey books like that. We have a funny one about electrical work that notes that a "center light in a bathroom is an abomination." Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.com