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On Wed 06 Aug 2008 08:21:49a, ChattyCathy told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>> On Wed 06 Aug 2008 05:56:56a, Steve Pope told us...
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>>> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
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>>>>Not so with this recipe that you're volunteering to make, however.
>>>>Sweetened condensed milk is *extremely* sweet.
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>>> I don't know from condensed milk. Is it all sweetened? The target
>>> recipe says condensed milk, not sweetened condensed milk.

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>> In the US, the major distinction is between evaporated milk and
>> condensed milk. I have never seen a can of condensed milk that wasn't
>> sweetened.

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> Ditto around here, Wayne. However, our evaporated milk is 'runnier' than
> condensed milk, which has the consistency of thick honey, IIRC. I
> seldom use either to be honest.


Yes, same here. Evaporated milk is just that, milk with much of the
moisture evaporated form it. It's approximately twice the density of
regular milk. Our condensed milk is quite thick, like syrup.

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