What is half and half?

Question

i have seen many recipes like this one http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_11345,00.html calling for it. What does it mean. I dont have this product available in my country. Someone that knows pls help me so I can see how I will substitute it. Thanks!!! :)

Answer 1

Half-and-half is a mixture of equal parts milk and cream, and is 10 to 12 percent milk fat. Neither half-and-half nor light cream can be whipped. i don't know what country you are from but i hope this helps you.

half-and-half; half & half

Substitution: CREAM, HALF-AND-HALF  1 cup = 1 1/2 Tbsp butter plus enough whole milk to equal 1 cup OR 1/2 cup light cream plus 1/2 cup whole milk

Answer 2

I believe it is half milk and half light cream.


I get lots of mail, particularly from Britain, wondering what this mysterious ingredient is that they keep seeing in lots of my recipes. Simple enough. American "half-and-half" is a commercially prepared dairy product that is half whole milk and half cream. That's single cream, to all y'all Brits. Get that double cream away from me ... Louisianians have enough problems with fat intake as it is! (Okay. Gimme some. Dammit.)
If a recipe calls for one cup of half-and-half, use 1/2 cup whole milk and 1/2 cup single cream

Answer 3

1/2 cream and 1/2 milk. Its sold as that in the US.

Answer 4

Half and Half is half whole milk, half whipping cream. If you don't have any milk, you could use all whipping cream, it would just be richer, but it won't ruin the recipe.

Answer 5

substitute equal parts cream and milk OR evaporated milk OR 7/8 C milk + 1 ½ tablespoons butter or margarine

Answer 6

Half full fat regular milk, half cream.
For your recipe use 1½ cups heavy cream and ½ cup milk!
Please save some for me, sounds delicious!
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Answer 7

It's like half milk and half cream. Maybe try a heavy cream, or milk.

Answer 8

half milk half cream

Answer 9

i think you can substitute heavy whipping cream

Answer 10

a WHOLE