On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 12:57:27 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:01:56 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > >
> > > Has anyone ever made a Cool Whip substitute (using whipping cream,
> > > gelatin and cream of tartar) to mix in with more than just fruit and
> > > did it work?
> > >
> > > I found a recipe that calls for it to be mixed in with cream cheese
> > > and then frozen, so standing up to freezing is my goal.
> >
> > I haven't done it in years but yes. I do not recall addint Cream of
> > Tartar to it. I do recall I used my Mom's old stand mixer and used a
> > flavored gelatin (lemon). I recall the tricky part was my brother and i
> > pulling the bowl out from the stand to use Mom's sifter for the
> > powdered sugar so we got it in evenly. Seemed to take forever but I
> > was 12 and my brother was 13.
> >
> > LOL, Mom was so mad as she'd gotten the cream for her coffee I think
> > and we used it all up.
> >
> > It worked well to top a white cakemix from a box and i recall we mixed
> > cream cheese with strawberry preserves for the center then dotted more
> > of that in smiley faces and such on the top after using the home made
> > stuff for icing.
>
> Thanks, I wanted the cool whip substitute as an ingredient, not as
> frosting and it needs body to work in the recipe
> http://afewshortcuts.com/2014/11/gin..._a5y_p=2835118
> Creamer isn't an issue: heavy cream and spices, but cool whip is my
> problem. I was interested in that recipe because it was frozen.
>
The Short Cut Skank has a secret White trash weapon. It's COFFEE MATE!

I never was a fan of Coffee Mate, though they do claim that this one
tastes like Girl Scouts.
http://media3.onsugar.com/files/2013...-thin-mint.jpg
>
> This recipe is straight forward and doesn't use commercial products as
> ingredients
> http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes...ecake-truffles
> but the problem is those bits of candied ginger will be rocks and the
> cream cheese will be too hard to bite. It needs something light and
> airy to make the cream cheese edible when frozen.
>
> Cool whip will stand up to the process of being combined with cream
> cheese, whipped cream won't.
>
Lynne won't be happy that you're White trashing her recipe.

sf: Lynne, meet Short Cut Skank.

sf: Short Cut Skank, this is the lady on the radio.

Lynne fawns over Short Cut Skank, then realizes what a horrible excuse
for a cook she is, and tries to very politely distance herself. It's
all quite awkward.

>
--Bryan