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Teri Simonds's avatar

Sadly, Americans have relegated whipped cream to the Department of Garnishes. The history of whipped cream is fascinating. Thanks!

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PanacheUS's avatar

OMG- You’ve just written a book 📕 I confess-I prefer La Crème.

I will take some leisure time to read thru your post…then attempt to make it after this busy few wks.

Thanks for not being political- pleasant change👈💕🇺🇸

Hope you’re doing well👏🇫🇷

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Ah, my food substack is always only about food 🙏

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Lisa McLean's avatar

Such restraint Jamie. Your food posts are always brilliant, but unlike your gaslighting previous commenter, I think it might be time we all take a look at politics.

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Jamie Schler's avatar

I’m also happy to see you here!

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PanacheUS's avatar

A Joy for me too🥰

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Anita Shepherd's avatar

Jamie this is so timely. I am taking strawberry shortcake next week to a dinner and didn’t quite know how to make whipped cream. I don’t have a fancy Kitchenaid but I do have electric beaters. I will try to find double cream at Whole Foods. This looks delicious! Merci!!!

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Yay! I do find that double cream is denser so it travels better and stats thick much longer. Just loosen it a bit with regular liquid whipping cream. And I don’t have a Kitchenaid either…. Just a little hand mixer.

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@paligranny's avatar

Once again your writing has been educational, informative and entertaining. A beautiful homage to a food that once seemed so simple; seems far more interesting now. The way you include the breakdown on how the name of whipped cream, as we call it at our house, changed over its recipe development, and over the centuries. Alexandre Dumas writing a cook book is not something I expected! I knew he was a prolific writer, but, never knew he wrote about food. He was so famous in his lifetime. I wonder why it took 3 years to posthumously publish. My mind is expanded (thankfully not my waist lol). Cheers!

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Jamie Schler's avatar

His book is part personal stories, part culinary dictionary, part cookbook and an amazing resource!

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Greg Sanford's avatar

Will soon upgrade because your writing is an amazing treat. I can literally taste the words.

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Greg! That is not only so kind but so generous, both your words and gesture. I’m so happy to have you on my substack adventure 💜

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Katherine's avatar

I was trying to think of something to do with the first black raspberries from my new patch, as there's not enough to "make something." This is ideal!

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