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I have some of mum's recipes and I was looking at one today and the first ingredient was Trex - I am assuming it is/was some sort of marge/fat - can anyone confirm that for me please and tell me what the 2008 equivalent is?!
Thanks, Maz. XX

Yes ... :-)

I started to see a song called Metal Guru then I thought you meant the 70s pop group

... and it makes the most beautiful pastry. Haven't bought it for a while, but the last time I bought it, it was in Waitrose.

i have a trex cook book

a bit tattered and torn

i always make my scones with their recipe

Bought some on Friday last at Morrison's Maz - it's a combination I think of lard and marg. and does make the most wonderful shortcrust pastry!!

I'll be using mine tomorrow, together with some apple puree (and possibly mincemeat, cos it's almost Christmas - lol)


Jac XX

wow, can't believe you lot replied so quick!!

so it's still available then?! I will have to have a look in Sainos tomorrow

Thanks very much :-))

Maz. XX

If I remember rightly it was a white fat.

I use White Flora half and half with either sunflower margarine or Clover for my pastry and that works very well. I think White Flora is similar.
I did win second prize at the village Harvest supper with my apple pie LOL so not much wrong with my pastry.

Sue
x

I still use Trex. It is a white vegetable fat and it creams fairly easily. It makes pastry and you can fry in it.Good stuff.

it is white like lard. Didn't know you could still get it Jac.

Ann
Glos

There you, see Jac and me - excellent pastry ... :-)

Have just googled Trex, and several sites have the question where can I buy Trex? including
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=644703

I think its pure vegetable fat.
I too remember it, did not realise it was still around.
Tina x

Maz, after hallowe'en, you could use the pumpkin and Trex to make pumpkin pie.

lo colin i thought it was T REX lol marc bolan ,sorry ladies to upset the food theme
i use trex too

lol Joy, I might just do that!

I'm defnitely going to get some now! Just looked again and the recipe was actually for chocolate eclairs, but I'm not brave enough to attempt those!

thanks again girls :-))

Maz. XX

eclairs are easy just need lots of elbow grease ..you can make savoury or sweet ones

Actually, I haven't made pastry for quite a long time, but I think the last time I used half Trex and half something else, can't remember what though. Sometimes I've used Cookeen, too; oh, and Echo.

I think I must have got rid of my Mum's Trex book, can't find it, but do have Be-Ro Home Recipes book ... :-)

Oh, just found a book - Trex Treasury of Taste; inside the front cover is "The new 48 page full colour Trex Treasury of Taste cookery book features traditional regional recipes using Trex Pure Vegetable Fat ..........'.
No date inside, and looks hardly used. Perhaps I should start using it ... :-)

You can still buy Trex from the supermarkets - it's in the fridge with butter marg etc.

What?

Trex, Uggers, Trex ... :-)