Sterilized cream

[Servalan]

I am trying to follow a recipe that has "sterilized cream" as an ingredient.

I've never heard of this before. Where would I find it in the supermarket? (I bought single cream, but I'm not sure if it's OK to use that instead?)

[alypaly]

no it is carnation evaporated milk which used to be known as sterilised cream. What are you making?

[usualsuspect]

Tesco sell tins of sterilised cream ..it is nestle tho ..its different to evaporated milk

[Servalan]

Oh, thanks for that! (just logged back on). I was making vegetable biriyani - I used the single cream, but it worked out fine

[alypaly]

never seen sterilised cream at tescos...what brand is it as i do alot of indian cooking.

servalan see link to sterlised creamen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation_(brand)

[marriednotdead]

I absolutely loved this when I was a child, served with tinned fruit, Christmas pud or crumble! It's quite thick, and best served chilled. Never cooked with it though. It can usually be found next to other tinned/longlife milk products. Used it regularly until I became lactose intolerant I fancy some now

[alypaly]

married are you thinking of condensed milk..that one is thick and gooey. i use it for my lemon cheesecake.

[marriednotdead]

alpaly am definitely not thinking of condensed milk- far too sweet! I just threw away the last tin in my fridge

[nannysu88]

The sterilised cream I had as a kid was called Dancow...a danish one....it was the best.
The only one that came close after that was Co-op brand Sterilised cream but now you can only seem to buy the extra thick cream which is ok but not like the Danish one and not so readily available.

[Deathraystare]

I remember one from Nestle. Used to love it as a kid. It was a small tin and was a thick cream . Nothing like evaporated milk (which I also love!