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>>>> Do you buy or make Crème Fraîche?
>>>
>>> That's easy; buy. It's just not worth the effort to make it.
>>> I use such minor amounts that wasting a pint of heavy
>>> cream would be unfortunate.
>>>

>> Easy for you to say. For me, it is a 60 mile round trip to buy.
>> No local store carry it here.

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> All three national grocery (Safeway, Raley's, and Albertson's) chains carry
> it in the dairy section, right next to the sour cream. Granted, it's often
> tucked at the top of the displays and there only seems to be one choice but
> if my white-bread-basic-stores have it, I'd be willing to bet other stores
> carry it, too.


None of the main-line stores around here have it. Only the upscale
Central Market (where it's $8/pint). But we have a huge selection
of the Mexican stuff.

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Sqwertz > wrote:

> None of the main-line stores around here have it. Only the upscale
> Central Market (where it's $8/pint). But we have a huge selection
> of the Mexican stuff.
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> -sw


Steve, what is it called?
I'm not familiar with it nor have I tried it in all the years I've lived
here. I'm always up for an education. :-)
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