Does anyone know if you can freeze Sour Cream ???---Hope to get a
respnose,Thank You ,,Dee--

"Dog3" <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote in message
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> (Dee) got ****ed off and typed news:29538-40E2CAE5-
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> > Does anyone know if you can freeze Sour Cream ???---Hope to get a
> > respnose,Thank You ,,Dee--
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> I've never frozen sour cream. Not being the chemist type, I really can't
> help much but I'd think the properties would break down during the thaw
> process. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here on this type of
> subject and I'm interested in their responses also. As it stands now, I'd
> say no.
>
> Michael
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Sour cream keeps for such a long time I've never even though of freezing it.
I would put some in a container and freeze it for a day or two, then thaw
it. I think it will separate into a curdled mess, but it might be worth of
try if you have a couple gallons that you can't use over the next month.

I think you might be able to freeze it, as it's happened to me on a number
of occasions by accident. The sour cream got shoved to the back of my fridge
where it froze solid. I just let it thaw near the front of the fridge and it
was fine. There was a bit of liquid at the top but you can just drain that
out.

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"Dee" > wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if you can freeze Sour Cream ???---Hope to get a
> respnose,Thank You ,,Dee--
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"Dee" > wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if you can freeze Sour Cream ???---Hope to get a
> respnose,Thank You ,,Dee--
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You can freeze it, but you will have a thin film of liquid on top when
defrosted. Pour it off.
As to how long it can be frozen? Don't know-never did it intentionally.

"Dee" > wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if you can freeze Sour Cream ???---Hope to get a
> respnose,Thank You ,,Dee--
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You can feeeze just about anything. However, somethings change drastically
when you do. Sour cream is one of those things. It seperates, turns grainy
and no longer is the rich, creamy item you started with. It will taste close
enough to the original but if the texture is important, don't freeze it. You
would never serve it in a dip, for example, after thawing.

When frozen, the water molecules expand and can break cell walls. The
structure of proteins in particular suffers.
It is the expansion that breaks cell walls and makes products that were once
firm turn to mush when thawed.

"SCUBApix" > wrote in message
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> "Dee" > wrote in message
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> > Does anyone know if you can freeze Sour Cream ???---Hope to get a
> > respnose,Thank You ,,Dee--
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> You can feeeze just about anything. However, somethings change drastically
> when you do.

Dee wrote:
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> Does anyone know if you can freeze Sour Cream ???---Hope to get a
> respnose,Thank You ,,Dee--

It does not freeze. BTDT and got a very strange looking result upon
thawing.