Is 1/2 And 1/2 The Same As Heavy Cream??

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29apr00 Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 10:14pm
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1/2 and 1/2, heavy cream, whipping cream? are these all the same??

I have a container of 1/2 and 1/2, but the recipe calls for heavy cream? is that the same thing?

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NewbeeBaker Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 10:18pm
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Actually no=( Half and half is half cream half milk. Just read this recently. Sorry=( And when I was researching this myself, they said in desserts there isn't a substitue for heavy cream. Only for savory dishes you can use a white sauce. Maybe someone here has successfully substituded something for the heavy cream=)

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PistachioCranberry Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 10:22pm
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No the half and half will be too thin...I think you can make whipping cream from heavy cream by whipping it to incorporate some air into it.

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29apr00 Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 10:23pm
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So than what "brand" is heavy cream?? It is in the milk aisle?? icon_redface.gif Gosh i'm so baking illiterate! icon_redface.gif

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NewbeeBaker Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 10:26pm
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Heavy whipping cream is near the milk in a grocery store. You will find it by the squirt cans of whipped topping. Ohh and it come in a carboard container, just like some milks do.

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LanaC Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 10:27pm
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Its in the milk aisle and it's right beside the half and half. If you go to walmart, the store brand is in a blue container.

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grama_j Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 10:28pm
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You don't need a "brand" for the cream.... it will come in quart, pint, and half pint sizes.... it will just say HEAVY CREAM, or Possibly WHIPPING cream on the carton..... the same for the 1/2 & 1/2.......But you need HEAVY cream for whipping.....

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TJB22 Posted 23 Mar 2007 , 10:30pm
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Yep the heavy cream is in the milk aisle. I found it with the liquid coffee creamers at my grocery store and it does say just that, heavy cream.

I found this out just today in fact...never used it before either.
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29apr00 Posted 24 Mar 2007 , 12:30am
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Hey, it DOES say Heavy Cream. icon_lol.gif

Thanks again!!

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