Vegetable suet?

[greenishfing]

I plan on making my mincemeat when I actually get organised enough to have all the ingredients to hand. Two of the people who have requested a jar are vegetarian.
Just a query for anybody who has used vegetable suet. Is there any noticable difference in texture and/or taste compared to regular suet? If there is I'll make a seperate lot for them. If not I'll use the vegetable one for the whole batch.

[JanieB]

None whatsoever. I keep both in my fridge. I ran out of beef suet last week and made the dumplings for my stew with the veggie suet. They were lovely.

[greenishfing]

Ok. Veggie suet it is when I get some mixed peel. ( the only thing I am lacking).

[lottie dolly]

Whwn needed,i only ever have the veggi 1,no difference at all.

[Mark_Riga]

wouldn't veggie suet have a lot of palm oil in it these days which can be problematic for the environment - but same might go for beef suet as well.

[veggiechicken]

There are a few companies that make palm oil free suet - https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethi...christmas-food

[mothhawk]

I use butter

And Mary Berry's recipe. Keeps brilliantly well because it is simmered for 10 minutes before jarring, and tastes fabulous.

http://www.maryberry.co.uk/recipes/c...cial-mincemeat

[greenishfing]

I actually made the Mary Berry recipe one year and didn't like the taste or texture. I think it was the cranberries and almonds.
I just stick with an old recipe now (apart from thinking of updating with vegetable suet this year).
It won't last long enough to go off and I 'm sure the alcohol will ensure it keeps long enough.

[JanieB]

I cheat with my mincemeat. I don't make it from scratch. I buy a supermarket own brand and add some chopped apple and cheapo brandy a few weeks before I need it.

[greenishfing]

Well I have just made mine (with vegetable suet). These days all the "celebrity" chefs seem to have their own recipe. I have tried a few. The Hairy Bikers was the worst for me. I think I am just a traditionalist really. The only addition I usually make to the recipe I use is extra brandy!

[mothhawk]

I actually made the Mary Berry recipe one year and didn't like the taste or texture. I think it was the cranberries and almonds.
I just stick with an old recipe now (apart from thinking of updating with vegetable suet this year).
It won't last long enough to go off and I 'm sure the alcohol will ensure it keeps long enough.

I don't like cranberries. Or mixed peel. I just substitute extra sultanas/raisins/currants, whatever I have most of. I do like the almonds in it though. And I use caster sugar, not muscavado. Hmm, perhaps I should have said I use MB's recipe as a starting point, to get the proportions right.....