Potterverse characters and tea.

[Carol]

Carol earlier:
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> > ....
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> > According to a website I just found, half-and-half is mainly used
in beverages and doesn't whip. It has about half the butterfat of what
the British call "single cream." 
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> bboyminn:
> 
> Just a pointless side point, is Half-and-Half, half milk and half
cream, or is it cream with Half the fat removed. I always assume half
cream/half milk but never really knew.

Carol responds:
It's half whole milk and half cream (hence the name). I assume that
the cream is "single cream" (about 20% butterfat rather than 40% as in
"double cream." The milk dilutes the fat content to some degree (by
less than half, though, since whole milk also contains butterfat,
unlike skim milk, which is just, well, whey (the watery part of milk
with all the cream taken out).

bboyminn: 
> I went to the local grocery store, and as long as I was there I
stopped to look at cream; the choices were Whipping Cream,
Half-and-Half, and assorted artificial creamers. Nothing else. I
couldn't even find just plain 'cream'.
> 
> No point there really, just an observation.

Carol:
I think that some U.S. stores also sell heavy cream--or used to before
everyone became so cholesterol conscious.

> > Carol, who likes coffee creamer and ice cream but not real cream,
which tastes sour and heavy to me.
 
> bboyminn:
> 
> Just out of curiosity, have you ever tried Ice Cream in your coffee?
It can't be the cheap huge bucket of ice cream ice cream, that has
fillers and other junk in it that won't dissolve. Good quality ice
cream of whatever flavor you prefer, though vanilla works best, is
kind of good. Though, we'll ignore the calorie count for the moment.
And, of course, it cools off the coffee, so you have to reheat it. <snip>

Carol responds:
Well, the point of coffee is that it's hot. Cooling it off ruins the
effect, and reheating it, either in a microwave or a coffee maker,
ruins the flavor.

However, I'll drink a cappuccino on a hot day. All the sugar and
flavoring (caramel, for example) covers up the sour taste of the
cream, which probably happens with ice cream as well.

Carol, who isn't concerned about calories (5'10", 127 pounds), just
taste (and cost)