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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Wed 06 Aug 2008 05:56:56a, Steve Pope told us...
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>> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
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>>>Not so with this recipe that you're volunteering to make, however.
>>>Sweetened condensed milk is *extremely* sweet.

>>
>> I don't know from condensed milk. Is it all sweetened? The
>> target recipe says condensed milk, not sweetened condensed milk.

>
> In the US, the major distinction is between evaporated milk and
> condensed
> milk. I have never seen a can of condensed milk that wasn't
> sweetened.


Ditto around here, Wayne. However, our evaporated milk is 'runnier' than
condensed milk, which has the consistency of thick honey, IIRC. I
seldom use either to be honest.
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