topic Re: Whipped Topping in Kitchen

Whipped Topping

ECBG — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 01:30:05 GMT

Growing up, I remember real whipped cream and a packet beaten into milk called "Dream Whip".

My stepgrand mother whom was an angel, used Cool Whip a lot. All pies had something on top, bless her!

What do you remember?

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MariotaMurielle — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 01:44:05 GMT

that good ol' red can of ReddiWip always meant we were getting a treat at our house.

we loved it on top of strawberry shortcake.

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candyagain — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 01:52:39 GMT

I remember Dream Whip in the package. My grandmother would beat it with an old metal hand cranked "egg beater". Then my mother had an electric mixer and made Dream Whip and real whipped cream. The Rediwhip can and Cool Whip came later as I remember it.

My mother and father would always bicker about the amount of sugar in real whipped cream. He liked very little sugar and my Mom wanted more. Family tradition

I always have a tub of Cool Whip Lite in my freezer.

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QVCkitty1 — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 02:13:53 GMT

I just had a cup of peppermint cocoa with a squirt of Reddi whip left over from Thanksgiving, yummy 😋

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Carmie — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 02:18:28 GMT

We never had Cool Whip while growing up in our house, but was always had Dream Whip and a can of real whipped cream.

I remember whipping up a pack of Dream Whip to top Jello for dessert.

I also would mix cottage cheese, a box of dry Jello and ready made Dream Whip and a can of fruit for an easy dessert. My favorite was orange jello and pineapple.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 03:03:34 GMT

Here @Carmie , enjoy it again. This used to be my favorite recipe for potlucks at the office. Everyone loved it.

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Carmie — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 03:23:32 GMT

@Kachina624 I never knew there was a recipe for this. It was just something made up when I was a kid. I begged my mom for cottage cheeses and didn't like it all that much and wanted to change the flavor. You didn't throw food away back then.

Sometimes I used cherry or lime jello and fruit cocktail. My family liked it, so ai continued to make it. I didn't dump mine and stir. I used an electric mixer.

I thought I invented something new. LOL It looks like Virginia had the same idea.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 04:20:45 GMT

@Carmie. That recipe came from the Houston Chronicle about 40+ years ago. They had a wonderful food section and published a weekly "favorite" recipe. This one was it one week.

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LilBitMissty — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 06:45:34 GMT

@Kachina624 ....I make that too but I add chopped pecans. So good anythime of year!

YUMM

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hayseed00 — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 13:09:43 GMT

@ECBGI still buy Dream Whip at our grocery store because I like to make their Dream Pie.

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Sooner — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 13:47:46 GMT

My mother made the best pie ever with Dream Whip and mince meat. I loved that--it was my favorite.

I think it was Dream Whip. It's the one they don't make any more.

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Pipsqueak — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 16:39:09 GMT

I remember making this stuff when I was a kid...believe it 's been a discontinuted product for years now

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 16:41:36 GMT

My mom and I also make the whipped topping with whipping Cream. The grand kids like the squirty stuff, which is ok if I don't want to make a run to the grocery store for whipping cream. Grandma liked cool whip.

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WORKING GAL — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 21:54:37 GMT

@Pipsqueak - I used to make this as a young Mom.

My young daughter loved it because it made its own layers. My hubby and I were just talking about this recently. Wish they would bring it back.

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bluetail fly — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 22:58:38 GMT

I buy heavy cream or whipping cream, depending on which is available. Put about a tablespoon of powdered sugar in the bowl, add vanilla, add cream, and mix until it totally changes consistency and becomes whipped cream. No substitutes in my kitchen period.

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DiAnne — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 23:08:06 GMT

For some reason Cool Whip tastes like chemicals to me. Never use it.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 17:30:25 GMT

@DiAnne wrote:
For some reason Cool Whip tastes like chemicals to me. Never use it.

Yeah - cuz it is. My husband used to buy that and I put the kibosh on that one. (He was fine - he just didn't know better)

One we like, if I don't want to do the work of buying heavy cream, etc, is the Land O Lakes one in the spray can that's sugar-free. It's extremely tasty and nice, and actually made of cream.