Hi Moms,
my sweet husband bought 9 containers of whipping cream for a party (I had just written cream on the list, which will be a lesson to me in future to be specific). We only needed one, of course, for dessert and now I am wondering if I can freeze it. Does it ruin cream? I suppose my girls can make butter otherwise, but I would rather keep it for later use at Christmas if possible.
We do actually have an ice cream maker. I can't believe I didn't think of that option. Thanks!
My suggestion is to make homemade ice cream. The ice cream makers are inexpensive and it will be truly wonderful ice cream.
But yes you can freeze it
If you do freeze it, you could use it in homemade cream soups, like cream of broccoli, yum! Just make sure you taste it first, sometimes milk products turn sour in the freezer. Or you could make a big vat of soup and freeze the soups in smaller batches. You can cut the fat content with skim or lowfat milk.
I did like the mom's suggestion of making fancy butters (and those - or plain butter - can definitely be frozen to extend their lifetime, wrap well to prevent refrigerator or freezer taste)
You can but it won't whip. You also risk some of the components seperating in the freezing process. Personally, I don't think it's a good idea.
If you freeze it, it will separate and not be of much use for you. I like the make butter out of it idea. You could possibly make flavored butter by adding vanilla extract or almond and use the flavored butter in sugar cookies or on pancakes.
Hi,
Your husband is funny, something mine would do.
If he just bought it, within the week, it can be returned to the store.
S.
Very doubtful. I'd just return it.
I would try returning it to the store. I didn't realize you could do that, but a friend of mine bought way too much food for a party once and her roommate suggested returning it. The store took everything back that hadn't been opened.
Freezing will ruin the properties of the cream, but if you have an ice cream maker, use it to make homemade ice cream. I've done this before and to make vanilla ice cream, all you need is cream, milk, sugar and a vanilla bean. Vanilla extract is ok but the bean gives you much better flavor. Or get frozen strawberries, thaw and mash some and keep other pieces whole and make strawberry ice cream.
I did not know you could return food to the grocery store!
