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12-14-2007, 07:39 PM
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I like to make creamy polenta with my pecan crusted fish. I went to get my ingredients out for my polenta and found that the kids drank my milk! Big surprise...LOL! Anyway, I have 1 small can of carnation (about 1.5 cup) and almost a quart of buttermilk? I a use 3 to one cups water to milk for the polenta. Should I just water down the carnation (half and half) and go from there or sub the buttermilk and leave off the butter (keep the butter?)in my polenta recipe? Suggestions?
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I was going to say go with your carnation intuition. Then I started thinking about the buttermilk. Might be a nice taste, but, I don't know if it can be subbed. Ok, I say go for the buttermilk!!!! and the butter!
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Thanks lab...did I ever tell you we have always had labs and LOVE them! The current family member, a black female, is Cricket who is spoiled rotten (by me...gets a spot on the bed) and better known as "Precious".
Anyway, I have always subbed 1/2 canned, 1/2 water to 1 of milk. I was mostly curious about the creaminess of this. I opted for the buttermilk since it is 1 part milk to 3 parts water for 1 cup polenta. (Should not have even worried about it and just used water as I am also making an Alexander Sauce.) Anything else, I would probably have gone for the evaporated. As a matter of fact, my mother's choc. pie recipe calls for equal water to evap. and we ALWAYS used canned in mashed potatoes growing up. It was cheaper.
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I know what you mean about "doing what you've always done", but it's nice to know that we can ask anyway and may get surprising answers
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OK, don't boil buttermilk. It separates. I have managed to beat it with my spoon and get most of it incorporated, but not completely. If anyone has a suggestion to remedy that, let me know. Next emergency, I'll go for the evaporated. It's holding over warm water now...awaiting a pat of butter and some parm. Hubby's not home yet. I'll have to let you know about flavor later.
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Thanks lab...did I ever tell you we have always had labs and LOVE them! The current family member, a black female, is Cricket who is spoiled rotten (by me...gets a spot on the bed) and better known as "Precious".
They ARE incredible. I like ALL breeds, but will always love labs the best.
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Report....I finally managed to beat most of the buttermilk into the polenta, but there was still a little not beat in. The flavor was good, but presentation was compromised. All in all, though...dinner was REALLY GOOD!
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Yep, I'm a dog lover, too! Never met one I didn't fall in love with. But labs will always be my pup of choice!
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We saw a chocolate coloured lab. pup in the pet shop this morning, oh what a beautiful doggy. No, didn't buy her, but both walked out looking over our shoulders.
Yes, I know, I know, off topic.
