American descriptions of UK/Aus ingredients
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English |
American |
Comments |
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Suet |
Beef Suet |
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caster sugar |
super fine sugar |
not as powdery as confectioner's |
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custard |
custard sauce |
or sometimes baked custard |
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golden syrup or treacle |
something like corn syrup |
but, made with cane sugar |
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Sultana |
white or golden raisins |
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Icing sugar |
confectioners sugar |
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unsalted butter |
unsalted or sweet butter |
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self-raising flour |
self-rising flour |
see emergency recipe in FAQ's |
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pudding bowl (or basin) |
English mixing bowl |
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candied peel |
candied peel |
I've been asked this, it IS the same in the US |
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