Many thanks for all your help everyone. I will try the powdered topping mix
here in the UK known as Dream Topping, sounds pretty similar to Cool Whip.

Have a great Christmas.

Bev

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> "Bev" > wrote in message
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> > Good Morning Everyone.
> >
> > I have a recipe that I would like to try but it's asking for frozen
> > whipped
> > topping (thawed). Is this the same as whipped cream or more like a
> > powdered
> > topping that I would usually make up with milk.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated. The recipe is for a chocolate trifle.
> >
> > Many Thanks.
> >
> > Bev
> Probably more like the powdered topping you would make up with milk. The
> product that is being referred to is probably Cool Whip. It can be found
in
> the States in the freezer case at the supermarket. I think the reason a
> topping other than whipped cream is used in this recipe is because it
holds
> up better for a long time. If it is the recipe that I'm thinking of, if
you
> were going to serve and consume most of the trifle at one sitting, I'd use
> the whipped cream. If you think you are going to have a sizeable amount
of
> leftovers, you'd better use the whipped topping or serve individual
portions
> from the main dish and top each portion with whipped cream and chocolate
> shavings.
> Janet
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