Carnation Milk - is it wrong?

[tech_guy]

To put a whole tin of it on your muesli in the morning?

[somabc]

Yes unless you want your entire days calories in one meal!

[creese]

To put a whole tin of it on your muesli in the morning?

 

Yes, far better to make a couple of little holes in the lid and pour the contents,

[teejay]

Nah, stick the tin unopened in a saucepan for a couple of hours so it turns into caramel, then make a fantastic bannofee pie :-)

[Pyroman]

Nah, stick the tin unopened in a saucepan for a couple of hours so it turns into caramel, then make a fantastic bannofee pie :-)

 

surely that's just begging for it to explode?

[teejay]

surely that's just begging for it to explode?

 

Nope, as long as you don't let the water boil dry it turns it into an amazing caramel :-)

[teejay]

Oh, and leave it to stand for a while before opening, boiling caramel on the skin kind of hurts....

[plexer]

You can buy the caramel pre-made now though saves all that boiling.

 

Ben

[plexer]

Caramel recipes - Nestlé Carnation

 

Caramel - Nestlé Carnation

 

they even do squeezy caramel too

 

Ben

[teejay]

Where's the fun in that though, you can do it in 10-15 minutes by tipping the contents in a pan and adding butter and brown sugar, I just like the russian roulette of remembering to top up the water though ;-)

[AyatollahPies]

Blimey, that's something I've not heard about (or tasted) for Donkeys years.

 

I still have no idea what it's made of, and I don't think I want to know either.

[Kitkatninja]

Nah, stick the tin unopened in a saucepan for a couple of hours so it turns into caramel, then make a fantastic bannofee pie :-)

 

That's something I haven't had for about 15 years

 

-ken

[maniac]

My mum used to make a great bannofee pie, not had it for years thou. Have to see if I can talk her into making it again sometime.

[mac_shinobi]

To put a whole tin of it on your muesli in the morning?

 

 

As in condensed milk or as in carnation milk ??

[GeeHubb]

As in condensed milk or as in carnation milk ??

 

Ah well there's the thing. I think Carnation is Evaporated (forever referred to as 'Libby's' in our house). Which is different to Condensed - but don't ask me how!

 

My Dad used to pour 'Libby's' over just about anything - used to drive my Mum mad as he used to insist on having the tin on the table at Sunday lunchtime and that just wasn't done!

[elsiegee40]

Ah well there's the thing. I think Carnation is Evaporated (forever referred to as 'Libby's' in our house). Which is different to Condensed - but don't ask me how!

 

Evaporated milk is a thin pouring consistency, think single cream.

 

Condensed milk is much thicker and sweeter, and this is the one for making caramel. It's thick enough to sell in tubes, not just tins.

 

I would imagine tech_guy is thinking of evaporated on his meusli. Not a combination I've tried, but I'm tempted! I used to love evaporated milk on home made apple pie when I was a whipper-snapper in the 70s!

[creese]

I make a Key Lime Pie with condensed milk, Fussels usualy, the lime juice solidifies the milk.

[BJG]

To put a whole tin of it on your muesli in the morning?

 

Sounds pretty horrible. I once had a bowl of muesli with cream instead of milk on a camping trip. Also cold baked beans out of the can, and I don't know which was worse.

 

Carnation milk...gives me shudders. Although my sister used to make pretty good fudge with it though.

[rad]

Cold baked beans, now we are talking................

[ICT_GUY]

No better way to tell your heart that you hate it.

[SpuffMonkey]

Nah, stick the tin unopened in a saucepan for a couple of hours so it turns into caramel, then make a fantastic bannofee pie :-)

 

I think you'll find that's "condensed milk" - not Carnation which "evaporated milk"

 

*EDIT* - oops should have read the rest before commenting!

Edited November 10, 2010 by SpuffMonkey

[SpuffMonkey]

OK boys & girls - while we're on unhealthy food stuffs - here's recipe thats so easy, but so scrummy, its bound to impress your respective partners! It makes a BIG pudding - so you may want to cut it down a bit

 

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING (NO 2)

 

Serves 6.

 

Sponge:

 

275ml boiling water

175g ready-chopped dates

1 rounded tsp bicarbonate of soda

50g slightly salted butter (Lurpak is perfect)

a good pinch of salt

85g cane demerara sugar

85g cane molasses sugar

2 eggs

175g self-raising flour

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

 

Sticky toffee sauce:

 

500ml double cream

160g slightly salted butter

160g molasses sugar

 

ice-cold double cream (optional)

 

Pre-heat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4.

 

Measure the water from a boiled kettle, pour into a bowl and add the dates. Stir and leave until lukewarm. Measure out all the other sponge ingredients, add to the dates and water, and stir together. Put this into the bowl of a food processor or liquidiser and puree until nearly smooth but with a few tell-tale specks of date still visible.

 

Generously butter a baking dish on all surfaces and pour in the sponge batter. It is important that the chosen dish is filled no more than half-full by the mixture, as it rises a great deal during cooking and you will need room to pour over the topping. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until just firm to the touch.

 

Meanwhile, make the sauce, by heating the ingredients gently, whisking regularly, until they briefly boil together, then smoothly amalgamate - butterscotch sauce, effectively.

 

Spoon into individual bowls and pour around some of the sauce. Cream, anyone?

[creese]

OK boys & girls - while we're on unhealthy food stuffs - here's recipe thats so easy, but so scrummy, its bound to impress your respective partners! It makes a BIG pudding - so you may want to cut it down a bit

 

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING (NO 2)

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Spoon into individual bowls and pour around some of the sauce. Cream, anyone?

 

From the recipe book, Heart attack on a Plate