Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Nov 24, 1:00 pm, dsi1 > wrote:
>
>> That's the strange part about pumpkin pie - the use of canned milk. How
>> did that come about?
>
> I'm not a food historian, but I imagine the reasons a
>
> 1. Relentless marketing by Carnation
> 2. Evap milk is lower in fat than cream (thus, healthier)
> 3. Evap milk is shelf-stable, so people get used to having it
>
> Me, I'm spoiled rotten. I usually drink only fresh milk. I stopped
> by
> Panera Bakery last week and got milk and a muffin. The milk was
> UHT pasteurized, and tasted cooked. It was nasty.

Mostly, I think is that someone was trying to sell canned milk. Pumpkin
pie and pecan pie could be food items created by food companies to sell
their nasty products. :-)

Fresh milk must be pretty tasty. Unfortunately, I have a problem with
lactose - that stuff would probably just kill me right off.

>
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> Cindy Hamilton