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Answers: Can I substitute half & half or evaporated milk?

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I wouldn't. The properties (and taste) of real cream is different than anything less. You might be able to get away with half & half, but I doubt that evaporated milk would work at all.

And when I say get away with it.... I mean that it would probably be 'edible' instead of scrumptious.

Usually the reason people ask questions like this is because they are trying to eat healthily and are trying to follow the government's diet recommendations from the old food pyramid. Is it mere coincidence that public acceptance and adherance to the food pyramid over the last 50 years is matched by a national expansion of the waistline, obesity, and runaway diabetes?

I have a friend who is heavy into a low fat/no fat approach to diet. He also adds fiber to many of the things he makes. This usually means adding wheat germ, bran, and who knows what? Low fat margarine is not 'good' enough for him. He uses no fat margarine substitutes, which are terrible for cooking.

Recipes are only a vague concept to him.... So Saturday he made some home-made cinnamon raison rolls. He brought some over to us. A nice gesture. I have learned to wait until my wife samples one of his baked 'goods' before taking a taste. Well yesterday, I decided to taste a small sample..... then I asked my wife to take a tiny bite.

How strange. I really want to know what he put in this stuff so that I can make sure I NEVER use the same ingredients. There wasn't enough cinnamon and sugar to cover up the unusual taste of the dough. Then after I had eaten my tiny bite, there was this awful aftertaste. Man...... it was nasty when I ate it, and nastier after I was done eating.

What's amazing to me is the number of people who think they are eating healthy when they avoid fats like butter and then chow down on empty calories from breads, sugars etc. Your body manufactures approximately 80% of the cholesterol found in your blood. What is the basic building block for the manufactured cholesterol? It is sugar and other carbs. So, you wanna screw up your blood chemistry and send your triglycerides and cholesterol sky high? Eat a low fat high carb diet.

Wanna drop cholesterol and get healthier? Have a couple eggs every morning. When I increased my daily breakfast from 2 eggs to 3 eggs each day (along with bacon or sausage) my cholesterol dropped over the course of a year.... went down to normal acceptable levels. Cool.

Good luck and all.

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Depends upon what you're going to do with it.

To whip it: no.
To make a hot cream sauce: yes (don't boil the subs or they'll curdle)
to make scones: yes, but won't be as flaky

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Yes. It may affect final texture (or may not). I substitute all the time. Just depends on what it's in. Desserts are more forgiving than sauces.

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Cream (heavy) 1 cup
1 cup evaporated milk
OR 3/4 cup milk plus 1/3 cup butter

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