The Ranger > wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski > wrote in message
> ...
>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>> Mr. Bill > wrote in message
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>>>> Do you buy or make Crème Fraîche?
>>>
>>> That's easy; buy. It's just not worth the effort to make it.
>>> I use such minor amounts that wasting a pint of heavy
>>> cream would be unfortunate.
>>>
>> Easy for you to say. For me, it is a 60 mile round trip to buy.
>> No local store carry it here.
>
> All three national grocery (Safeway, Raley's, and Albertson's) chains carry
> it in the dairy section, right next to the sour cream. Granted, it's often
> tucked at the top of the displays and there only seems to be one choice but
> if my white-bread-basic-stores have it, I'd be willing to bet other stores
> carry it, too.

None of the main-line stores around here have it. Only the upscale
Central Market (where it's $8/pint). But we have a huge selection
of the Mexican stuff.

-sw

-sw