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Ingredients

• ✓ suet
• brown sugar
• sultana raisin
• raisin
• currant
• mixed fruit peel
• almond
• allspice
• nutmeg
• salt
• apple

Instructions

1. 1 Melt suet in a saucepan over medium-low heat; strain liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl and discard solids. Refrigerate liquid until again solid.
2. 2 Grate solid suet, measure 12 ounces of grated suet into a bowl, and set aside.
3. 3 Stir brown sugar, sultana raisins, dark raisins, currants, fruit peel, almonds, allspice, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl; add grated suet and stir. Fold grated apple through the mixture.
4. 4 Cover bowl loosely with aluminum foil and allow it to sit at room temperature, stirring once daily, until fermented, 3 to 5 days. Refrigerate until needed.

By Eve Cottom

Ingredients

• ✓ suet
• ground beef
• baking soda
• caraway seed
• garlic
• salt
• pepper
• juniper berry
• water
• vegetable oil
• beef broth

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium bowl, mix together the ground beef, suet, baking soda, caraway seeds, garlic, salt, pepper and juniper berries using your hands. Mix with your hands for about 15 minutes, adding a little bit of the water at a time. This part can be made a few hours ahead of time if you like.
2. 2 Preheat a grill for high heat. With wet hands form the meat into rolls about 3 inches long and 1 inch thick. Brush lightly with oil.
3. 3 Grill the meat for 5 to 10 minutes, basting frequently with a mixture of beef broth and any remaining oil, until well done.

By iona

Ingredients

• ✓ suet
• self-rising flour
• currant
• raisin
• bread crumb
• sugar
• egg
• milk
• mixed spice
• baking powder
• salt
• molasses

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of water to boil.
2. 2 Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine flour, currants, raisins, suet, bread crumbs and sugar. Mix egg and milk with mixed spice, baking powder, salt and molasses. Stir into flour mixture to form a wet dough.
3. 3 Dip a heavy cotton cloth in boiling water and then sprinkle it with flour. Place dough in center of cloth, draw opposite corners together to form a ball, leaving a bit of room for the dumpling to expand, and tie tightly with twine to seal.
4. 4 Place the dumpling in the boiling water, reduce heat to a low boil, and cook 3 1/2 hours, topping water off as needed. Remove the dumpling from the water, remove the cloth and dry the dumpling in front of a fire or in a 150 degree oven until surface is no longer wet. Serve.

By Jill Barrett

Ingredients

• ✓ suet
• all-purpose flour
• raisin
• corn syrup
• water
• salt
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• baking powder
• nutmeg
• clove
• milk
• sugar
• cornstarch
• butter
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Combine flour, suet, raisins, corn syrup, water, 1 teaspoon salt, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves in a large bowl; mix until well combined.
2. 2 Transfer pudding batter into a large mold or double boiler and steam over 1 inch of hot, but not boiling, water. Steam until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 1 to 1 ½ hours.
3. 3 To make the sauce: Combine milk, sugar, cornstarch, butter, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Warm over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens; stir in vanilla extract.
4. 4 Serve pudding warm topped with warm sauce.

By Nancy

Ingredients

• ✓ suet
• ale
• baking powder
• mixed spice
• lemon
• almond
• walnut
• preserved stem ginger
• brown sugar
• almond
• raisin
• mixed fruit peel
• raisin
• currant
• candied cherry
• apple
• carrot
• egg
• whole wheat flour
• bread crumb
• plum

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine plums, bread crumbs, flour, suet, eggs, carrot, apple, cherries, currants, golden raisins, mixed fruit peel, raisins, chopped blanched almonds, brown sugar, stem ginger, walnuts, ground almonds, lemon juice and zest, mixed spice, and baking powder in a large bowl; stir in ale and mix well. Let each family member take a turn stirring and make a wish.
3. 3 Grease 2 large or 4 small pudding basins. Fill with pudding mixture about 7/8 full.
4. 4 Cover tightly with greased waxed paper, then foil; secure with string.
5. 5 Stand puddings on a trivet in a large pot of boiling water that reaches halfway up the sides of the pudding basin.
6. 6 Steam puddings over medium-low heat in boiling water 10 hours for large puddings, 5 hours for small puddings, topping up water regularly until puddings are quite firm and set.

By Heather