What is condensed milk?
condensed milk is a highly shelves a stable dairy product made by evaporation of most water from the milk to form a strong syrup liquid and add sugar to it before canning milk in a sterilized can. When it is well made, CAN can last up to two years on the shelf. The related milk offer, evaporated milk, is produced in a similar way, but no sugar is added. Many food stores carry both types of milk for use as drinks and in baking projects. Milk also tended to be collected in unclean conditions and sometimes drinking could be dangerous. Gail Borden, inventor, experimented with the idea of removing part of the water from the milk and add a stabilizer before preserving the result in the hope that it could develop a stable dairy product that could be easily transported and sold. In 1864, Eagle Brand Conesolidated Milk began to be produced.
was initiallyo intended condensed milk as a beverage, either consumed simple or thinned with water. People who had no access to fresh milk would instead use condensed or evaporated milk and many companies began to supplement their products to ensure that they were nutritionally valuable to consumers. Since pasteurization and cooling have become more widespread, fresh milk has been replaced by condensed as a beverage, but some recipes still require a product and can also be useful for camping trips.
In order to produce condensed milk, high -quality milk is pasteurized first to remove any potential contamination. Pasteurized milk is transferred to a closed evaporator in a closed pipe and subjected to low pressure, which reduces the boiling point of the milk. As a result, a lower heat -plated milk, which is homogenized, stabilized, sweetened and canned in sterile containers, can be used to remove up to 60% water. Sugar helps to fight bacteria, so the resulting milkIt is particularly stable.
Some consumers confuse condensed milk and evaporated milk because both products are very similar. In general, evaporated milk is unsweetened, while condensed variety was made with sugar. Some old recipes can specify the use of "sweetened condensed milk" to ensure that chefs do not use evaporated milk. This milk is also often used in drinks and adds a strong texture and a sweet milk taste to things like Thai ice tea.