On 02/03/2013 8:57 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> OK, I know this is silly, but waste not, want not, so here we go:
>
> We keep heavy cream in the 'frig - my wife likes to use it in sauces,
> soups, etc., in small quantities.
>
> Our next door neighbors are taking a trip and this morning, they brought
> us an unopened container of orange juice (no problem there) and another
> of skim milk.
>
> My oldest is going to be home from college for a week and he's a whole
> milk drinker. I'd like to mix heavy cream and skim milk, in the right
> proportions, which I hope someone here can tell me, to make the
> equivalent of the whole milk I normally buy.
>
> Shaking it won't be a problem - we buy unhomogenized dairy from time to
> time and they're used to that particular weirdness of mine.
>
> Thanks in advance, and apologies if I don't respond because I might not
> have newsgroup access for a day or so myself.
>
> -S

Put the skim milk in a container. Add some cream. Taste it. If it's not
rich enough for your or his taste add more cream. Repeat.