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Article: It's like sweet comfort in a can
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- Winnipeg Free Press
- Article date:
- November 1, 2008
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11This sticky, ultra-sweet substance, invented in the 19th century as a means of preserving milk, persists as a pantry staple long after pasteurization and refrigeration made it easy to prevent dairy products from spoiling during the time it takes to get milk out of an udder and into your mouth.
Bakers around the world value sweetened condensed milk as a thickening or sweetening shortcut. But the off-white substance also packs a considerable nutritional wallop. One can of the stuff contains enough protein, fat and carbs to keep an adventure racer moving for hours.
It's no wonder this stuff was used as field and home rations during two world wars, when European dairy supplies were scarce. ...