On 23 Mar 2005 05:23:56 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:

>
>cathy wrote:
>> Actually condensed milk and evaporated milk are very similar. The
>only
>> real difference is condensed milk is heavily sweetened and evaporated
>> milk isn't. Otherwise the process that evaporates/condenses the milk
>> is pretty much the same thing.
>>
>> Some times evaporated milk is called condensed milk, which is
>correct,
>> because what we call condensed milk is properly called "sweetened
>> condensed milk".
>>
>> I think the recipe the op quoted was either sloppy in it's
>terminology
>> or just plain wrong (misprint?). A quiche made with evaporated milk
>> should work just fine.
>>
>> Cathy
>
>Actually not. Evaporated milk and condensed milk are synonymous (no
>"similar" about it), they are exactly precisely in every respect 100%
>identical. Sweetened condensed milk is an entirely different product.
>When a recipe calls for sweetened condensed milk evaporated milk or
>condensed milk will not work, and vice versa.
>
>Sheldon

I'm sorry, I was as clear as mud. You're absolutely right, sweetened
condenesed milk and evaporated milk are NOT interchangeable. I meant
that evaporated milk could easily be substituted for whole milk or
half and half or even cream in a quiche recipe, but not sweetened
condensed milk.

I'm sure there are quiches that can and do use sweetened condenesed
milk successfully, but not the recipe the op was complaining about. I
feel that =that= recipe was either misprinted or sloppily written.

Cathy