27th February 2010 / Comments (12)
Atora
Woman and Home: 1st January 1962
Great ad: shame that it's for suet. If you don't know what suet is, here's the Wikipedia entry. Blegh. Also, I have NEVER heard of 'hard sauce', and was fascinated by the 'Robin Hood Roll' being called 'Quorn Roll' when Quorn is now a well-known meat substitute.
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Wish I'd never actually looked up what it WAS, though. I have clear memories of seeing Atora in my nan's store cupboard.
It's in mine too!
I recommend Atora Light. (I think the term "Light" is relative here.) It's vegetable suet, suitable for vegetarians. None of that cow's adrenal gland unpleasantness. Makes excellent dumplings and puddings.
Thank you, Martin. It sounds a lot less unpleasant. I suppose it's my fault for looking at the Wikipedia page...
Oh yes, the Light version is very good.
Janine points out that "hard sauce" is actually Brandy Butter. Being made of marge, though, it's more akin to Eddie Hitler's Vodka Margarine.
Crikey. Say thanks to her for me!
I use the veggie suet to make dumplings, I <3 it!
I believe "Quorn" is being used here in the sense of the area in Leicestershire near Melton Mowbray that gave its name to the Quorn Hunt (which is foxhounds, not a search for vegetatian meat substitute). See here
Here on the other side of the pond, in the USA, our family has made a pudding from an old family recipe almost identical to the "Six Gun Special" every Christmas. And we've always referred to the sauce that goes over it as "hard sauce" as well!
Thanks to you both, Terry and Tom!
Mmm, suet. Dumplings!
By Estelle
February 27, 2010 @ 7:36 pm / #
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