What Is Heavy Cream And Half & Half?

[Valeriea]

Hello, I have an american recipe for ice cream and it says use heavy cream and half & half. Does anybody know what the equivalent is here in the UK please? Thanks in advance.

[DTCwordfan]

creme fraiche or a very thick double like the delish Jersey that M&S does

Half and Half, effectively a single cream.

[Retrochic]

Hi -I'm from Canada so can tell you exactly. Heavy cream is double cream and half and half is single cream.

[DTCwordfan]

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/301309

[237SJ]

It`s half cream and half milk.

[Retrochic]

the OP asked what the equivalent was in the UK -have you ever seen 'half cream in the UK?

OP if you want to be perfectly accurate then half and half has a little less fat content than single cream but your icecream will taste much better if you use single cream rather than watering it down with milk.

[DTCwordfan]

I agree totally with retro......keep the fat content up!

[Retrochic]

DtC personally I would make the icecream with all double cream or even clotted cream!

[DTCwordfan]

gets a bit rich for me - my sister adds gin or vodka in with Cornish clotted cream....softens it slightly and 'I was only eating the ishe-creem, offisher.'