Mary wrote:

> I found a market called Gene's Market in Saratoga which caters to an upscale
> clientele and they will order it if you ask them. During December, many
> people make mincemeat pie and other traditional dishes which require suet,
> that's the easiest time to get it. It comes already ground up!! Mary
>
> You could also order it from Lasaters grass fed beef, but that's an
> expensive route.

I called them!  They told me they didn't have it.  But, Whole Foods told me they
could order it (from a place in Yuma).  So I'm hopefull there.

> Does anyone know of any other holiday where there are traditional dishes
> made from suet? That would be a good time to  go out looking.
>
> Also, just befriend your local butcher shop, he will have suet aplenty as he
> is cutting up sides of beef almost every day.

But in this case, do you mean specifically the kidney fat?  Some places just
hand me beef fat and say, "that's suet -- be happy".  WRONG.