I'm here to tell you, there's no non-chunky substitute for half and half. I was making a family staple, tuna spaghetti, when I realized that we were out of half and half. I could've stopped in the middle of dinner preparations and run out to the store for some more, but no. I thought I'd substitute 1 percent milk and a generous dollop of sour cream instead. It looked okay when I poured it into the melted butter and I stirred it and walked away for a second. When I came back the stuff had curdled and no longer looked like a cream sauce suitable for human consumption. Instead it was a gross looking lumpy mess. Lesson learned. Alice took one look at it and went to the store to get some of the real stuff.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Half and half does not equal 1
I'm here to tell you, there's no non-chunky substitute for half and half. I was making a family staple, tuna spaghetti, when I realized that we were out of half and half. I could've stopped in the middle of dinner preparations and run out to the store for some more, but no. I thought I'd substitute 1 percent milk and a generous dollop of sour cream instead. It looked okay when I poured it into the melted butter and I stirred it and walked away for a second. When I came back the stuff had curdled and no longer looked like a cream sauce suitable for human consumption. Instead it was a gross looking lumpy mess. Lesson learned. Alice took one look at it and went to the store to get some of the real stuff.
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