OK, I know what regular suet is, but what is the U.S. equivalent of vegetable suet? Some English-to-English translation is called for, as I’m hosting Christmas caroling next week, and have promised to make a real, live figgy pudding from a book I bought in England in March.
Help! Is it like Crisco, which is vegetable shortening? Is it something for which there is a direct equivalent in the U.S.? If not, what would the closest available substitute be? Of should I fall into deep despair that I will never be able to make a real, authentic figgy pudding?
Thanks, and an extra bonus to anyone who shares their own figgy pudding or wassail recipe!