forgive me if I'm repeating what somebody else may have posted, but here's a
link to cool whip's website:
http://www.coolwhip.com . It's a commercial non-dairy version of whipped
cream. You could probably substitute real whipped cream for cool whip in
recipes that call for it.
~Peggy

"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
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>
> I have always just ignored recipes that call for "cool whip."
>
> What exactly is cool whip - what are its uses?
>
> Can you make it yourself from your own ingredients if your recipe calls
for
> it?
>
> thanks so much.
>
> Dee
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