• CHOCOLADE CHIP ICE CREAM

    From Ardith Hinton@1:153/716 to Denis Mosko on Mon Oct 26 23:27:02 2020
    Hi, Denis! Recently you wrote in a message to All:

    ... Mass fraction of milk fat minimum 10,5%.

    So, what is this?


    Mass fraction of milk fat? The wording seems rather odd to me too, but I'd break it down into manageable bits as follows:

    mass = (in physics) a measurement of the quantity of matter. Mass
    is often regarded as more or less synonymous with weight, here on
    earth, but on other celestial bodies the gravitational forces are
    different & our accustomed measurements of weight are misleading.
    In domestic science what one needs to realize is that both food &
    drink can be measured either by volume or by weight. If you look
    at the nearest bottle of your favourite alcoholic beverage you'll
    probably see something like "percentage of alcohol by volume". I
    take it the percentage of milk fat in your example was calculated
    by weight... but I don't know whether or not this is usual.

    fraction = a numerical quantity which is not a whole number. This
    term may be confusing to people who are accustomed to thinking of
    fractions as e.g. 1/2, 2/3, or 3/4. But according to my CANADIAN
    OXFORD DICTIONARY the word is also applied to decimals like ".5".

    milk fat = butterfat, abbreviated to "BF" where I come from.

    10,5% = 10.5% in English-speaking countries. In continental Europe
    people often use commas where I'd use decimal points. That is how
    the French handle such things & apparently they're not alone. :-)




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    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)
  • From Ardith Hinton@1:153/716 to Denis Mosko on Wed Oct 28 21:56:06 2020
    Hi, Denis! Recently you wrote in a message to All:

    ... Mass fraction of milk fat minimum 10,5%.

    So, what is this?


    In simpler terms, percentage of butterfat by weight.... :-)




    --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)
  • From Ardith Hinton@1:153/716 to Denis Mosko on Fri Nov 6 21:12:38 2020
    Hi, Denis! Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

    In simpler terms, percentage of butterfat by weight... :-)

    What is butterfat


    Butterfat = milk fat, i.e. the type of fat which is present in milk and cream as well as in butter, yogurt, and cheese made from dairy products.

    For those who don't use such products for whatever reason(s), "non- dairy" whipped cream & cheese are available in this neck of the woods.... :-Q



    and can I change form it to another fat?


    For pan frying... AKA sauteeing, which has +/- the same meaning but sounds more elegant because it comes from French... you could use fat from the meat of animals such as ducks, cows, and pigs. You could use vegetable oil or vegetable shortening or margarine too. You may find, however, that you prefer one or two alternatives over the others depending on what you're cooking. :-)




    --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)