> wrote in message
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> Cool Whip is a wonderful product that comes in many flavours and can be
> added to anything. It tastes just like whipped cream. My kids used to
> take popcicles and dip them in Cool Whip for treats the same with cookies.
> You can add it to any recipe that calls for whipped cream (that has no
> taste and lots of fat and cholesterol) it doesn't melt or fade away and
> can be added to a 1 pound box of powdered sugar for a great frosting.
> Matt


Cool Whip is a first cousin to non-dairy coffee creamers. This class of
products contains hydrogenated tropical oils and saturated fat. If you like
them, that is a personal thing. I see little to recommend them. I don't
think they taste very good - certainly not like real whipped cream. Cool
Whip has a strange chemical taste, probably from the artificial vanilla
flavor that it contains. I don't have whipped cream very often, maybe twice
a year. I would rather have the real thing. You can stabilize whipped
cream if you want to use it in pastries.