If you can't source all the ingredients on the original list, here's a listing of substitutes;
it's arranged as the original item, then the alternates, choose only one of the alternates;
IMPORTANT some ingredients CANNOT be substituted, I will mark those clearly.
| Ingredient | 1st substitute | 2nd substitute | 3rd substitute |
| Suet | Vegetable suet |
unsalted (U.S. = sweet) Butter |
|
| Muscat | Tokay | Port | Dessert Wine |
| Guinness | other dark beer | any beer | Milk |
| Breadcrumbs | NO substitute | ||
| Pear | Apple | ||
| Fresh Dates | Dried Dates | Prunes | |
| Almonds | Pecans | Walnuts | |
| Soft Dark Brown sugar | Light Brown Sugar | Any Sugar |