What are they? They don't taste like fruit, are they just random bits of fat?
2006-12-19 08:35:25 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Hey don't worry !...it's just the suet which is used to add a richness to the flavour and moisture to the cake. The suet tends to melt away on cooking anyway and you won't see any white bits in a sweet mince pie.....they're too nice to have just at Christmas time...I make 'em all year round !!!!
2006-12-19 09:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by John M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's suet. If you live in a country where ready packed suet (Atora) is not available, it's made from the fat surrounding the kidneys, which is then minced. You'll never be able to face a mince pie or steak and kidney pudding again.
2006-12-19 17:49:09 · answer #2 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only reason to eat Mincemeat... Suet, which is beef fat.
2006-12-19 16:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by lots_of_laughs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beef Suet
2006-12-19 16:38:00 · answer #4 · answered by bilbotheman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably suet. Check if it is a vegetarian mincemeat.
2006-12-19 16:37:09 · answer #5 · answered by alan h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's probably suet. I LOVE mincemeat!
2006-12-19 16:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanx Spaferic yer jus got me a slap .Thought id dissect one of our xmas mince pies.Looks to me like a congealed piece of fatty tissue an the mrs jus caught me
2006-12-19 16:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by pigeon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's beef suet. If you are a vegetarian check that it is vegetable fat instead.
2006-12-19 17:36:25 · answer #8 · answered by PT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suet. It is a kind of fat, and can be either vegetarian or non-vegetarian (it will say which on the packet).
2006-12-19 16:40:03 · answer #9 · answered by anchan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fat, gristle, sinew and lots of other yucky stuff. Get a miner and mince your own then you know whats in it.
2006-12-19 16:37:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋