Condensed milk

thriftlady_2

I think that evap and condensed milk are too different Lynz. Condensed is thick and sweetened, whereas evap has been boiled to reduce it (I think). I would imagine you need to stick to condensed for this recipe to work.

Addiscomber

You need to be careful nowadays. There is a low fat condensed milk which when opened is like what we think of as evaporated. You need the thick sort by ?Fussells amongst others - tends to be in a shorter fatter tin than a large tin of evaporated. long time since i bought any but I seem to remember white labels with blue writing.

pennylane99

you can also now buy tins of carnation caramel (ready caramelised condensed milk) , I used to spend hours boiling the tins of condensed to make a caramel sauce.....

lynzpower

i figured this would be the case

Never mind, must put some of that caramel on the shopping list for next time

Seakay

Quick Google found this; untested but sounds ok:

"If you have a can of evaporated milk on hand, you can make a very good approximation of condensed milk. In a saucepan, combine a cup of evaporated milk with 1-1/4 cups of sugar. Heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Let cool. You can refrigerate the mixture for several days."

Also:
"Is there a substitute for sweetened condensed milk?

The best make-your-own version is to mix 1 cup of evaporated milk with 1-1/4 cups of sugar in a saucepan, heat until the sugar is completely dissolved, and let cool. If you don't have evaporated milk on hand either, you can make your own by slowly simmering any quantity of milk in a pan until it reduced by 60%.

Sweetened condensed milk has a shelf life of about a thousand years, though, so pick up one or two cans on your next trip to the market and you’ll never need a substitute again (it’s a good idea to turn the can over every two months or so, to keep the sugar well dispersed throughout the milk)."

lynzpower

wow seakey :j
thats brilliant- will deffo give those shortcakes a whirl tomorrow then

jobbingmusician

OMG what a lot of sugar!!! (Sounds wonderful though - do let us know how you get on, Lynz. With photos if possible.Which reminds me - where is MBE these days? I miss him!

Addiscomber

jobbingmusician wrote:

SIZE="1"]Which reminds me - where is MBE these days? I miss him![/SIZE]

I see that you found him later, having stuffed himself with bacon roll :rotfl:

wifeforlife

Hi there

Having been inspired by others on this thread, I've decided to use up things in my cupboard. So I've came across a small can of condensed milk and I havent a clue what to do with it, any body any ideas please?!

Tia
Cath

thriftlady_2

You're not the first to have this problem
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=271613&highlight=banoffee+pie

HTH