Thread: Where to buy lard in Melbourne?

Originally Posted by davidsonsm

A true tragedy. I have a full pack in the fridge if you need it. I won't need it just yet.

Thanks heaps for the offer. . I'll keep you posted. If I have no luck by early next week, I will take you up on it if you don't need it for Chrissy. I'll be ordering some at some stage, but I can't get a delivery before Christmas now, but in the new year I could replace it.

Talk about 1st world problems
But then I did have eye fillet and champignons for lunch as I was feeling lazy

Defiantly a 1st world problem. Where I came from in the 3rd world - Yorkshire - you could get it anywhere....

And as I sit here the dog is munching through fried cray fish antenna from today's catch & he had some eye fillet for lunch.

Lucky I don't spoil him.

I distinctly remember mucky fat butties during after hours in a pub in Ilkley. Assume you're making suet.

Originally Posted by davidsonsm

I distinctly remember mucky fat butties during after hours in a pub in Ilkley. Assume you're making suet.

No suet is different to lard.

But I thought you used beef dripping to make suet pastry?

Making a short lard pastry. It's an old family recipe. I need the pasty for both the Pork pie and the mince tarts. It's really not the same trying to do it differently, even though it is a bugger to make and takes ages. I can substitute about 25% butter in the mince tarts, but it makes them a bit crumbly.