freeze suet?

katglasgow

has anyone ever frozen vegetable suet? Got about 2/3 of a packet left from my Christmas pudding. We are not big on stews in this house so unlikely to make dumplings. I breifly considered making mincemeat but little time now, tempted to just freeze it for next years Christmas pud!

Justamum

I found a packet in my cupboard which was not long before its expiry date. As I once used some rancid vegetable suet (_pale_) I used some for my Christmas puddings and the rest has gone in the freezer. I don't see why it shouldn't be fine - I usually have tubs of margarine in the freezer and they thaw fine too.

madnotstupid

Never tried freezing it but it keeps for ages. I finished a packet last month that was 8 months out of date. It was fine.

It's good for pastry, and for making stuffing as well.

katglasgow

Can you just use it in pastry in place of lard? That is something I might do.
It seems to me it should freeze ok, but it doesnt actually say on the packet "suitable for home freezing" which is why I asked. It is also nice to get some other ideas as to what I can use it for. I make my own pastry quite a lot for quiches and am considering making mince pies if time allows.

madnotstupid

You need about half the weight of suet to plain flour, mix with water for a nice short pastry