Re: Whole milk substitute

On Mon, 12 May 2008 19:27:32 -0600, Greg Goss <gossg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Mary <mrfeathers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> >> Hard to tell without knowing and seeing the recipe and notes. What
> >> kind of broth did you use? Canned? If so, low fat?
> >
> >Yes, canned.  Or, bricked, whatever you call those boxes like juice
> >boxes.  And yes, low fat.  The recipe also had a half-cup of olive oil
> >in it, so I don't know that you'd need the cream for fat.  I like the
> >puree the beans idea - we've made some really nice rich soups with
> >pureed potatoes too.
> 
> Canned is the word.  The bricks are "tetra paks".  The company name is
> named after the tetrahedral cream containers that they used to make in
> the seventies, but I seem to be the only person who's ever seen the
> original tetra packaging.  The term has transferred to the bricks
> intact.

I've seen tetra paks and even used them.  Milk for tea in New Zealand
was my first use, as I recall.

Mary "Liked 'em, too"
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