Posted: 9/12/2011 4:40:34 AM EDT
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I have been reading the recent milk threads with great interest here lately as my preps in this area are sadly lacking.
I was dispatched yesterday by the wife unit to go get her a can of evaporated milk from the store for some cooking she was doing. Because of my prepper mindset I picked up an extra can, because two is one, and one is none! Anyhow, this morning I saw the extra can still laying on the counter and I picked it up and read the label. It is Carnation brand, and on the back it says " Carnation Evaporated milk is fresh, nutritious milk from which half the water has been removed". It has an expiration date of 6/12/12. Could this be a good prep item? Has anybody here tried to "re-hydrate" this stuff by adding water back to it? It would be easy to store and I like the idea of having it in cans for durability. I haven't done a price comparison yet to other types of milk, but for a 12oz can it was $1.18. Kind of expensive. Thoughts? |
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WHat is the proper ratio for rehydrating it?? Quoted:
I have been reading the recent milk threads with great interest here lately as my preps in this area are sadly lacking. I was dispatched yesterday by the wife unit to go get her a can of evaporated milk from the store for some cooking she was doing. Because of my prepper mindset I picked up an extra can, because two is one, and one is none! Anyhow, this morning I saw the extra can still laying on the counter and I picked it up and read the label. It is Carnation brand, and on the back it says " Carnation Evaporated milk is fresh, nutritious milk from which half the water has been removed". It has an expiration date of 6/12/12. Could this be a good prep item? Has anybody here tried to "re-hydrate" this stuff by adding water back to it? It would be easy to store and I like the idea of having it in cans for durability. I haven't done a price comparison yet to other types of milk, but for a 12oz can it was $1.18. Kind of expensive. Thoughts? My guess would be to add enough water to double the volume of the can. 12oz? |
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I know with the powdered milk folks tend to mix it up and let it sit overnight in the fridge and they say it tastes better that way. I don't know if it disolves better overnight or what it does. Some folks add a bit of vanilla extract to help the taste as well. I never liked canned milk but I also never messed around with trying to figure out ways to make it taste better and what not. I am spoiled right now, neighbor has a couple milk cows out in the field and there is fresh milk twice a day. |
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Yes you may "rehydrate" evaporated milk. It will still have the "cooked" taste though, but that should not surprise you. Just makes the taste stronger IMO. Is it actually "cooked" to get it to evaporate? I guess I should research how it is processed. We don't drink a lot of milk, but use it a lot to cook and on cereal, ect. |