On Fri 06 Jun 2008 02:34:51p, Bertie Doe told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
>> On Mon 02 Jun 2008 02:15:26p, Bertie Doe told us...
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>>> "Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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>>>> Bertie, I'm not sure what the UK definition of steamer is, but a
>>>> double boiler is essentially a saucepot containing your ingredients
>>>> which is set on top of another pot of simmering or boiling water.
>>>> The idea is to maintain a lower even temperature than cooking
>>>> directly on the hob. If your hob can be adjusted to an extremely low
>>>> heat, you could cook the filling directly, especially with constant
>>>> stirring.
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>> Thanks for the info Jill, Wayne and Serence. I now know what a DB is,
>>> for melting choc and low heat items.
>>>
>>> Wayne, my wife saw your recipe and thought she would try it this
>>> w/end, but substitute the regular pie shell mix with a shell she uses
>>> for cheesecake i.e. a pastry made from crushed cookies and butter.
>>> Thanks all.
>>>
>>> Bertie
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>>>
>> Bertie, that would work just fine. Are you thinking something like
>> digestive biscuits? I have used those before myself.
>>
>> Hope you enjoy it!
>>
>>
>> Wayne Boatwright
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> One quick question on the recipe - before we shop. We have single and
> double cream. I guess your heavy cream = our double. Would equal
> quantities of our single and milk = your 'half & half', thanks.
>
> Bertie
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>

I would use your single cream in place of our half and half, especially
since you will also be using milk, as per the recipe.

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