Canned milk

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk (like Eagle Brand)...never buy it again! 1/2 cup cold water, 1-1/3 cups nonfat dry milk powder, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Directions: Stir milk into cold water. Microwave on high 45 seconds to 1 minute until steaming, stir in sugar & vanilla. Refrigerate till cool before using...makes 1-1/3 cups (1 can).

Sweetened condensed milk can be made with ingredients that are probably already in your kitchen. Cooking sweetened condensed milk will take time, but when you taste it, you may never want to buy it in a can again.

An evaporated milk substitute is useful when canned evaporated milk is not available, or if you are out of evaporated milk and urgently need a substitute to prepare a dish. Coconut milk gives a nice creamy texture, however, we cannot ignore the coconut-flavor it imparts to dishes. If you like the flavor, it's great, but if not, you need to keep this in mind while substituting.

Save your milk jugs once they are empty so you can transform them into beautiful decorative luminaries. The opaque surfaces of the jugs are perfect for allowing candlelight to shine through with a warm glow.

Step by step how to can milk in a pressure canner, safety precautions and tips.

One of my all time favorite ways to keep an eye on how healthy we are eating and keep my grocery budget in line is making my own mixes and staples that I use the most each month. Some people are far better at this than I, and have it down to an incredible,... Read more

This cousin to Spanish-style flan and crème caramel boasts a dense, sweet profile and rich toffee-like flavor. Flan is a popular dessert that can be found throughout Latin America and has countless variations. Latin American flan should be a dense but creamy custard, but the high-protein canned milks that some recipes call for can make it rubbery. It can also bake unevenly, and the caramel tends to stick to the pan rather than pour out when you unmold the custard. To ensure even baking, we…

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