Help me, Will, Cooking Lesson

[deedle at loop.com]

>From stencil:
>but if it were pie it would be Lard;  only the poor would need to
>strain rendered suet for crust
>Sounds like plum duff or indian pudding.  Or was it
>really Lard after all?

"Pie-Spices, peel'd Fruits, Suet, heated Sugar"

Ahem.  These ingredients make up both a mincemeat pie and a plum pudding,
the latter being the most traditional of Christmas fare.  Suet (beef fat)
is not used in a pie crust, but is an essential ingredient of the filling
for both desserts, for rich or poor folks.  Reading the delicious sentence
back, I realize Mr. P certainly would be referring to plum pudding,
especially with the word "batter" used.  I'm sure this means little in the
greater scheme of things, but I just thought I'd throw it in.

Now, next sentence puh-leeeeeeze??

-- deedle