A dairy product.

[adams house cat]

Why do they call ie "evaporated" milk?

[Stumpy Pepys]

Because much of the water in the milk has evaporated?

[WOM]

Indeed. Same as condensed milk.

[Jah Womble]

Well, that sorts that out.

[adams house cat]

Ah. Just wondered.

[slackster]

Isn’t condensed milk sweetened, whilst evaporated milk isn’t?

[Ginger Yellow]

To be clear, evaporated milk and condensed milk are not the same thing. Condensed milk has added sugar.

[WOM]

Well waddaya know...

[Jah Womble]

Yes, it's altogether more viscous than yer evaporated.

The latter goes better on tinned fruit, while yer condensed makes a good white-bread sandwich. So I'm told.

For anyone living in 1974, anyway.

[3 Colours Red]

Yeah, you can make a sort of caramelly pudding thing just by boiling condensed milk in the tin. Can't do that with evaporated.

[Gangster Octopus]

Use it to make tablet, and destroy your teeth as the Scots do...

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

We called it 'cream' in our house when we had it on tinned pears.

[Benjm]

...yer condensed makes a good white-bread sandwich. So I'm told.

For anyone living in 1974, anyway.

I can remember Lenny Henry doing bits about condensed milk sandwiches on Tiswas, but not whether they were supposed to be a good or bad thing.

[Bored Of Education]

DCM sandwiches. De Condensed Milk. Different times.

You can make fantastic Key Lime Pie with condensed milk.

[hobbes]

Yeah, you can make a sort of caramelly pudding thing just by boiling condensed milk in the tin. Can't do that with evaporated.

Dulce de leche. Very popular in Argentina, I'm told.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Makes a fantastic base for a Banoffee pie.

As in: caramel for the topping. The base is crushed chocolate hob nobs and butter.

[WOM]

DCM sandwiches. De Condensed Milk. Different times.

From Mrs WOM's hillbilly family, I've learned of 'brown sugar sandwiches' and 'salt and pepper sandwiches'. Also, congealed bacon fat, spread on bread.

[Gerontophile]

Makes a fantastic base for a Banoffee pie.

As in: caramel for the topping. The base is crushed chocolate hob nobs and butter.

Where's the bananas?

[Moonlight Shadow]

I used to buy tubes of condensed milk from the supermarket when i was teen and, ahem, suck them dry...still use it on occasion when camping for my tea/coffee needs

[Bored Of Education]

In South America or somewhere, they put condensed milk into coffee and you just stir it as much as you need your coffee sweet and milky.

[Various Artist]

"Pooh always liked a little something at eleven o'clock in the morning, and he was very glad to see Rabbit getting out the plates and mugs; and when Rabbit said, 'Honey or condensed milk with your bread?' he was so excited that he said, 'Both,' and then, so as not to seem greedy, he added, 'But don't bother about the bread, please.'"

[Sits]

From Mrs WOM's hillbilly family, I've learned of 'brown sugar sandwiches' and 'salt and pepper sandwiches'. Also, congealed bacon fat, spread on bread.

When we were boys my Dad used to tell us that bread and dripping was the best thing you could eat. Then one day I tried it...

[Abertwisted]

In South America or somewhere, they put condensed milk into coffee and you just stir it as much as you need your coffee sweet and milky.

Also Vietnamese coffee. It's not very nice IMO...

https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/...tnamese-coffee

[HORN]

When we were boys my Dad used to tell us that bread and dripping was the best thing you could eat. Then one day I tried it...

It was about the only “dish” I remember my father preparing. Served hot it was sublime. However after his heart attack my mother took over, serving it cold. Ugh.

[Jah Womble]

I can remember Lenny Henry doing bits about condensed milk sandwiches on Tiswas, but not whether they were supposed to be a good or bad thing.

He did indeed - and they were absolutely sold as 'good'. I seem to remember one week he had on a 'legalise bread and condensed milk' t-shirt, which amused my sister and me.

This might sound like one of those 'Pelé' facts, but the idea originally came from early Tiswas guest Cliff Richard, who was/is a big fan of the snack.