"Ribitt" > wrote in message
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>
> "Vox Humana" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > <Alan > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 15:43:18 GMT, "Vox Humana" >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > wrote in message
> > > thlink.net...
> > > >> 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.
> > > >
> > > I don't much like Cool Whip, but I think the 'chemical' taste doesn't
> > > come from the artificial vanilla. Cook's Illustrated does blind
> > > taste testing, and when they tasted vanilla against vanillin, not one
> > > taster could tell the difference!
> > >
> > > I think other things in the mixture have to do with the weird taste.
> > >
> >
> > You might be right. However, as I recall, the CI test concluded that
you
> > couldn't tell the difference when using vanillin in cooked/baked items
but
> > they recommended using real vanilla in things like whipped cream that
> aren't
> > heated. One thing for sure it that there is a strange taste to Cool
Whip.
> > I also think it is too sweet.
> >
> >
> Over the holiday season I sampled some rum punch which had an overly
> generous amount of Cool Whip added. I thought it was terrible. Thick gooey
> stuff. Could almost cut it with a knife.
>
> Besides, I couldn't taste the rum. Bah humbug!
Cool Whip is a convenience food as far as I'm concerned. It's in the same
category as Tang, boxed macaroni and cheese, instant mashed potatoes, and
powdered soup mix. If you value convenience over flavor, then these are the
right products. However, they don't match the real thing for flavor.