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Old 11-21-2006, 08:20 AM
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I'm testing a recipe that calls for "light cream." Frankly, I had to look it up since I'd never heard of such a thing. For those ignorant souls like myself, it's cream whose milk fat content falls somewhere between half & half and heavy cream (18-30% fat). From what I can tell, it's not available here in Los Angeles. The cookbook author is from New England.
So here's my question: Which of you ChefTalkers can easily find light cream in your markets and where do you live?
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Undiluted evaporated milk?
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Undiluted evaporated milk?
Nope. It's called "light cream" or "coffee cream" or "table cream" or the British call it "single cream."
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The diary case at my local market has a couple of dozen pints; nice and cold, very fresh. I believe it comes to us out of Petaluma but not sure.
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OK. Let me change what I am asking:
Which of you cannot find light cream where you live? And where do you live?
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OK. Let me change what I am asking:
Which of you cannot find light cream where you live? And where do you live?
its easy enough to just blend a little milk into some heavy cream. I would use Two parts cream to one part milk. The butterfat content should come in about right. Mix it gently.
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