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Using Mincemeat in Christmas Pudding?

veersix
veersix Posts: 45 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
Hi,

DS2 wants to make Christmas pudding this weekend as apparently it's Stir-Up Sunday. I've had a look at the Christmas pudding recipe I have at home and the ingredients list is as long as my arm. I'm working to quite a tight food budget just now and was wondering if I could substitute all the fruit etc for ready made mincemeat to save a bit of time and money?

Cheers,
veersix.

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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,225 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Mincemeat also contains suet, sugar, apple and spices, so you'd need to allow for that too :D

    Penny. x
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  • valk_scot
    valk_scot Posts: 5,290 Forumite
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    edited 20 November 2009 at 12:45PM
    Wasn't there a Delia recipe for a last minute Xmas pudding using mincemeat? It was from one of the big TV chefs a few years ago anyway.

    Edit: I Googled "mincemeat christmas pudding" and I found this. There is a Delia one, here, but it's more of a sponge pud with mincemeat.
    Val.
  • voiceofreason
    voiceofreason Posts: 1,948 Forumite
    Penelope_Penguin wrote: »
    Mincemeat also contains suet, sugar, apple and spices, so you'd need to allow for that too :D

    Penny. x

    Isn't apple a fruit? :confused:
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,225 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    voiceofreason wrote: »
    Isn't apple a fruit? :confused:

    It is, but when people discuss Christmas pudding, the fruit they refer to is usually of the dried variety :D I just wanted to make this clear as the OP mentioned saving money.
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • celyn90
    celyn90 Posts: 3,249 Forumite
    I use it in fruit cake - it makes a really nice moist fruit cake (Delia's Simnel cake recipe) so I see no reason why you couldn't use it in pudding :)
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  • funkymonkey849
    funkymonkey849 Posts: 622 Forumite
    This recipe uses mincemeat instead of dried fruit, but it says to make it at the last minute so I don't know whether you'd be wanting to cook it this early

    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2715/lastminute-christmas-pudding
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