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| blood pudding |
a sausage made from pig's blood and suet. |
| haggis |
a Scottish dish made of sheep or calf organs that are minced, mixed with suet, oatmeal, and seasonings, and boiled in the animal's stomach. |
| mincemeat |
a mixture of chopped apples, raisins, currants, orange peel, and the like, that is combined with suet and sometimes meat, and used as a filling for pies. [1/2 definitions] |
| plum pudding |
a rich boiled or steamed pudding often made with raisins or currants in addition to flour, spices, and suet. |
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