[Sca-cooks] Caramel Laura Secord

[Sue Clemenger]

Oh, for heavens' sake <big grin>...I guess the much thicker texture of
the sweetened variety must come from the sugars in it.  go figure ;-)
--maire

Terry Decker wrote:
>
> Yes.  I believe the patent refers to it as "unsweetened condensed milk."
>
> Bear
>
> >By "unsweetened condensed milk" do you mean "evaporated milk," which is
> >available in cans?
> >--Maire
> >
> >Terry Decker wrote:
> >>
> >>He manufactured canned condensed milk
> >> for the Union Army during the Civil War and launch Eagle Brand Condensed
> >> Milk in 1866.  He did not perfect the process for unsweetened condensed
> milk
> >> until 1885.