In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Sat 13 Feb 2010 12:29:17a, sf told us...
>
> > On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:09:05 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
> > > wrote:
> >>
> >> "Janet" > wrote in message news:
> >> >
> >> > Heavy cream is available in virtually every supermarket, as is
> >> > whipping cream.
> >>
> >> Not where I Live. I can't recall the last time I've seen "heavy cream"
> >> in any of the area markets. Whipping cream is everywhere though.
> >
> > It doesn't take a huge leap of the imagination to think... hmmm:
> > heavy - whipping, maybe they are similar.
> >
>
> Um, there is a difference. Whipping cream has a lower butterfat content
> than heavy cream. From Wiki:
>
> light whipping cream (often called simply "whipping cream") contains 30–36%
> fat
>
> heavy cream contains a minimum of 36% fat
>
> manufacturer's cream (not federally regulated) contains 40% fat

Except that the OP said "heavy whipping cream". Maybe the store
thought they could stock one product for two different uses, but we who
are too literal don't think it works for either? Who knows?

In any case, my wife is the baker, and thus the "cream queen". I never
buy the stuff.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA