On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:49:15 -0500, Spiro Weville
> wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:32:18 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:52:35 -0700 (PDT), merryb >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Just saw a commercial for it- they showed a bunch of cakes that looked
>>> like they belonged to cakewrecks.com, and then introduced their
>>> "frosting" which is found in the freezer section. Ick! Would you try
>>> it?
>>
>> There are lots of people (who have never given cool whip a second
>> thought) that would eat it just because it's nondairy and shelf
>> stable.
>
>It's not shelf stable. Recommendations on the package suggest to keep
>it frozen (and that's where you'll find it in the stores).

But it does keep for some time after defrosting as compared to real
whipped cream.