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Rhonda Anderson > wrote:
(Phred) wrote in
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>>
>> I assume that "creme Fraiche" is fresh cream? If not, could you
>> translate for a linguistically challenged Aussie, please?
>
>Phred, I'm not Nancy, but thought I'd reply anyway (apologies to Nancy
>for butting in <g>) since I may be able to add some Aussie supply info.
>
>As I understand it creme fraiche is a lightly soured cream. It's not as
>common in our supermarket dairy sections as I think it is in the UK, as a
>lot of UK recipes seem to call for it. However, King Island do make creme
>fraiche, and I'm sure I've seen it in Woolies. If you've got a decent
>deli, or supermarket where you are (can't remember your location, sorry)
>you might be able to find it.
>
>http://www.kidairy.com.au/products.asp?catID=5
>
>There may be other brands, but I'm not familiar with them. I think I've
>seen instructions for making your own creme fraiche, but not sure where.
>If I remember, I'll let you know.

Thanks for your response, Rhonda. Nancy also got back to me with a
goodly lot of detail -- including home making instructions.

>Heading back to bed now. It's some ungodly hour of the morning and I have
>to go to work today. Couldn't sleep though, so thought I'd see what was
>happening on rfc.

It's that bloody daylight saving that does it to you -- it's still
only 1:00 a.m. here in Qld. ;-)

Cheers, Phred.

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