Trex

pawpurrs · 30 January 2007 at 5:08PM

Got some left over from the mince pie pastry, do you think it will be nice in a steamed pudding, want to make one this weekend?

Rikki · 30 January 2007 at 5:10PM

No!!!!

A steamed pudding is either a sponge mix or one made with suet.

Rikki · 30 January 2007 at 5:11PM

It will keep in the fridge for ages. Save it for making pastry another time.

demented_2 · 28 January 2009 at 11:43AM

Hi I know that this will seem a stupid question but can you freeze TREX the cooking fat, Not T Rex the group. lol. I do know that it can be kept in the fridge for a very long time, however i have bought such a lot that i don't really have much room in the fridge to store it in there, thats the fault of finding the best pastry in the world on this site. Do any of you guys know if it can be frozen or not. I have frozen Lard succesfully, so thought maybe TREX can be frozen as well. If no one knows then perhaps i might phone the customer services to find out, although saying that lots of produce are said to be non freezable, but we know otherwise... don't we.
Thanks for any advice.

thriftlady_2 · 28 January 2009 at 12:18PM

I would

I freeze butter, lard, goose fat, beef dripping -they're always fine.

hilstep2000 · 28 January 2009 at 1:00PM

Yes you can. As thriftlady says, all hard fats freeze perfectly.

demented_2 · 28 January 2009 at 1:19PM

Helloooo again. I have just phoned the customer services for Trex. It came under Princes Ltd and is situated in Liverpool. I asked if Trex could be frozen and the lady " She say YES".. I also asked what the difference was between Trex and Cookeen, she said that there was not much difference apart from the brand name and the price, Cookeen is abit cheaper, although saying that, i have just looked them both up on Mr T's website and although Cookeen is cheaper, at 59p it is only sold in 250g and Trex is sold at my Mr T's at GB 1.03 for 500g. So in the long run i will be sticking to Trex, unless i am skint and can't afford the extra pennies. Thanks for your help and i hope that this has also helped anyone else. I am now off to the Freezer to freeze my stash and make alot more room in the fridge. :j

kathie1101 · 21 May 2009 at 6:42PM

My son is making Cornish Hevva cakes at school and the recipe calls for lard, he's not veggie but I am so 1) would prefer for it to be something that we can all eat and 2) don't really want to buy a block of lard when I know I will never use it again. So can he use Trex in place of the lard?

Many Thanks

McKneff · 21 May 2009 at 6:47PM

i dont think it will matter, looking back to my childhood i seem to remember Trex being an upmarket lard. Does anyone know if i am remembering correctly